It Ain't Etiquette

by Cole Porter

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IT AIN'T ETIQUETTE
By: Cole Porter
From: Dubarry Was A Lady
Key: C
Time: 3/4

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Mis-sus Em-i-ly Post who they tell me
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Is most re-li-a-ble
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(Yes my man of all men
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For a hell-u-va sum wrote a book
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That's be-come my Bi-a-ble
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(So you read now and then)
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And if on-ly you look at the
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Et-i-quette book of dear Em-i-ly's
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(Yes but how man-y books)
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You can co-hab-i-tate 
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With A-mer-i-ca's great fam-i-lies
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Now, for in-stance, snooks
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If you met J P Mor-gan while play-ing golf
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With the Long Is-land bank-ing set
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Don't greet him by tear-ing
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Your gir-dle off, it ain't  et-i-quette
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When in-vit-ed to hear from
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An op-'ra box, Ri-go-let-to's
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di-vine quar-tet
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don't both-er your neigh-bors 
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By throw-ing rocks, it ain't et-i-quette
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When you're asked up to dine
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By some mean old minx
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And a meat-ball is all you get
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Nev-er say to your host-ess 
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This din-ner stinks
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It ain't smart, it ain't chic
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It ain't et-i-quette