Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sting
Sting
Performer
Josh Freese
Josh Freese
Drums
Ben Butler
Ben Butler
Guitar
Rufus Miller
Rufus Miller
Guitar
Kevon Webster
Kevon Webster
Keyboards
Gene Noble
Gene Noble
Background Vocals
Melissa Musique
Melissa Musique
Background Vocals
Shane Sager
Shane Sager
Harmonica
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sting
Sting
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Martin Kierszenbaum
Martin Kierszenbaum
Producer
Tony Lake
Tony Lake
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I don't drink coffee, I take tea, my dear
I like my toast done on one side
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Verse 2]
See me walkin' down Fifth Avenue
Walkin' cane here at my side
Take it everywhere I walk
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Verse 3]
Whoa, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
Whoa, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Verse 4]
If manners make a man, as someone said
(Someone said)
He's a hero of the day
It take a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself, no matter what they say
[Verse 5]
Whoa, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
Whoa, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Verse 6]
Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety
You could end up as the only one
Gentleness, sobriety, so rare in this society
At night a candle's brighter than the sun
[Verse 7]
Whoa, whoa
Whoa (Whoa)
Whoa (Whoa)
Whoa (Whoa)
[Verse 8]
Take more than combat gear to make a man
Take more than a license for a gun
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
A gentleman will walk but never run
[Verse 9]
If manners make a man, as someone said
(Someone said)
He's a hero of the day
Take a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself, no matter what they say
Be yourself, no matter what they say
[Verse 10]
Be yourself (No matter what they say)
(Be yourself, no matter what they say)
(Be yourself, no matter what they say)
(Be yourself, no matter what they say)
(Be yourself, no matter what they say)
Be yourself, no matter what they say
[Verse 11]
Whoa, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
Whoa, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Verse 12]
Whoa-oh (Whoa-oh)
Yeah, yeah
Whoa-oh
Yeah, yeah
Whoa-oh-oh
Yeah, yeah
I'm an Englishman in New York
Written by: Sting
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