I'm wearing...
secondhand shoes
secondhand hoes
all the girls hand me
their secondhand beaus
even my pajamas
when I don 'em
have somebody else's initials
on 'em
secondhand rings
mmmm... secondhand things
I never get what other girlies do
Once while strolling through the Ritz
a girl got my goat
she nudged her friend and said
"oh, look! there goes my old fur coat!"
I don't believe in frettin' and grievin'
why mess around with strife?
I never was cut out to step and strut out
give me the simple life
some find it pleasant
dining on pheasant
those things roll off my... comb?
just serve me tomatoes
and mashed potatoes
Anyplace I hang my hat is home!
Oh I got plenty of nothin'
and nothin's plenty for me
I got no car
I got no mule
I got no misery
don't you see?
I got no lock on my door
that's okay with me
cuz the things that I prize
like the stars in the skies
are all free
Oh, I got plenty of nothin'
and nothin' is plenty
for me
Once I built a railroad
made it run
made it race against time
Once I built a railroad
Now it's done
brother, can you spare a dime?
Say, don't you remember
they called me "Al?"
It was Al all the time.
Say, don't you remember
I'm your pal? (sobs)
Buddy, can ya spare
a dime?
Nobody knows ya
when you're down and out
in your pocket,
not one penny
and your friends, well, you haven't any
Soon as you get on your feet again,
everybody, everybody is your long lost friend
it's mighty strange,
without a doubt,
but nobody knows ya
when your down and out
Oh, everyone knows
that I'm just secondhand rose
from second avenue
ya can't beat the egg creams!
from second aven--
there's more between me and fifth avenue than three blocks I'll tell ya
second avenue
the flowers in spring,
the robins that sing
the sunbeams that shine,
they're yours, they're mine
And love can come
to anyone
because the best things in life
are free!
