ue ' ▁knock off ▁but ▁something ▁more ▁prim al ▁and ▁spiritual , ▁and ▁it ' s ▁surprising ly ▁moving ▁in ▁this ▁more ▁rever ent ▁frame ." ▁ ▁Other ▁versions ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁during ▁her ▁concert ▁in ▁Toronto ▁( Can ada ), ▁G aga ▁performed ▁an ▁ac oust ic ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁with ▁ten - year - old ▁Maria ▁Arag on . ▁G aga ▁had ▁been ▁im pressed ▁by ▁Arag on ' s ▁singing ▁ab ilities ▁when ▁the ▁ten - year - old ▁uploaded ▁her ▁own ▁version ▁of ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way " ▁to ▁YouTube . ▁Arag on ▁was ▁subsequently ▁invited ▁on ▁stage ▁to ▁sing ▁with ▁G aga . ▁She ▁appeared ▁we aring ▁a ▁fed ora ▁hat ▁and ▁carrying ▁a ▁stuff ed ▁mon key . ▁G aga ▁sat ▁at ▁the ▁piano , ▁pulled ▁Arag on ▁onto ▁her ▁lap , ▁before ▁proceed ing ▁to ▁sing ▁a ▁soul - in sp ired ▁rend ition ▁of ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way ", ▁trad ing ▁off ▁vers es . ▁" M aria ▁represents ▁what ▁this ▁song ▁is ▁all ▁about ," ▁G aga ▁told ▁the ▁Canadian ▁crowd ▁after ▁the ▁performance . ▁" It ' s ▁all ▁about ▁the ▁next ▁generation ▁and ▁the ▁future ." ▁Later , ▁Arag on ▁was ▁invited ▁at ▁Radio ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 3 , ▁where ▁she ▁sang ▁the ▁ch orus ▁of ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way " ▁through ▁the ▁phone . ▁She ▁also ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁The ▁Ellen ▁De Gener es ▁Show ▁on