Once upon a time I thought
"What´s the one thing I haven´t got?"
There´s not a single thing in this world I couldn´t buy
That´s when a gentleman caught my eye

Once or twice we went around
But now I´ll tell you the thing I´ve found
You shouldn´t make your move until you know the price
Because gentlemen aren´t nice

Just because I won´t agree to take his arm
And I occasionally forget his name
He likes to call inclemency what I call charm
But I know they´re all the same

I think I´ve realized my first mistake
When he cried that his heart would break
I would have thought that I was worth the sacrifice
But gentlemen aren´t nice

Just because I leave him all alone for days
And go about with others of his kind
He dares complain about my evil ways
And drive me out of my -- out of my mind

What I relate is hard to bear
I only endure it so that I might spare you ladies
I´m not known for my good advice
But gentlemen aren´t

So agreeable
Love ain´t a paradise
And if I told you once, I won´t tell you twice
Gentlemen aren´t nice

Gentlemen aren´t nice