There Are Those

(Mrs. Duke) There are those whose social standing Is constantly demanding Every single thing we do The public knows Then there is a social strata Where propriety doesn't matter I suppose There are those There are those (Aunt Mary) There are those to whom position Is a natural born condition To be worn with ease Like comfortable old clothes Though the nouveau riche deny it All their money cannot buy it Class will out Goodness knows But there are those (John) Watercress on toast (Mrs. Duke) There are those who grace the pages of the blue book (Aunt Mary) Never heard of it Is it a new book (Mrs. Duke) Simply anyone who is anyone is listed (Aunt Mary) Oh, you mean the New York Telephone Directory (Mrs. Duke) Hardly (Aunt Mary) There are those whose names predate the Constitution (Mrs. Duke) Yes, and some of them opposed the Revolution (Aunt Mary) Conservative (Mrs. Duke) Reactionary (John) Cream cheese and cucumber (Aunt Mary) Philadelphia is the cradle of liberty (Mrs. Duke) Smoldering like an aging page of history (John) Chopped liver (Aunt Mary) There are those who flaunt prosperity (Mrs. Duke) There are those who flout austerity Posing cozy on their rosy status quos (John) Poison dart I-I mean raisin tart (Mrs. Duke) There are those quite influential (Aunt Mary) There are those inconsequential (Mrs. Duke) There are those (Aunt Mary) There are those (Mrs. Duke) There are those (Aunt Mary) There are those (Mrs. Duke) There are those (Both) I suppose There are those