Stanza 1
Madeline: When someone introduces you to people you've not met
There is a simple formula that you must not forget
You need to look them in the eye and smile a little smile
And say the words that show them that you have a lot of style!

Refrain
Girls: Pleased to meet you, pleased to meet you
I'm happy for the chance to get to greet you
Pleased to meet you, pleased to meet you
Good manners help us know just how to treat you!

Stanza 2
Madeline: The lesson that you must learn next -- a cinch to understand --
Involves a little shaking with a warm and friendly hand
That is the case with normal folk, with formal folk you bow
Or curtsy if you are a girl; I bet you get it now!

Girls: Refrain

Stanza 3
Miss Clavel: So that is how to be polite when meeting someone new
And through your life, the rules won't change; you'll know just what to do!
So let's review what we have learned -- so easy to apply!
You shake their hands, perhaps you bow, you look them in the eye
All: (singing refrain in round)

Good manners help us know...
Just how to treat you!