I'll Be Respectable

I shall be whatever it suits me to be
A duchess or a marquise or a princess
Anything I choose
I make a vow now
I'll be respectable
I'll be a lady
And I'll be rich
Don't ask me how now
I'll be respectable
I'll find the right way
No matter which
I shan't attempt to be misleading
I shall be proper and yet pert
For even manners and good breeding
Should allow a lady to flirt
Demure and dainty
And so delectable
The picture of respectability
I'll be as regal as Du Barry
Illegal as a courtesan
Collecting all that I can carry
After I've collected a man
I'll be the one thing that's uncollectible
The picture of respectability
Selectable, perfectible
The picture of delectable respectability