Im wearing second hand shoes
Second hand hose
All the girls hand me
Their second hand clothes
Even my pajamas when I darn em
Have somebody elses
Initials on em
Second hand rings
Mmm... second hand 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 dont believe in
Frettin and grievin
Why mess around with strife
I never was caught out
To step and strut out
Give me the simple life
Some find a pleasant dining on pheasants
Those things roll off my comb
Just serve me tomatoes
And mashed potatoes
Any place I hang my hat is home
Oh, I got plenty o nothin
And nothins plenty for me
I got no car, I got no mule
I got no misery
Dont you see
I got no lock on my door
Thats okay with me
Cause the things that I prize
Like the stars in the skies are all free
I got plenty o nothin
And nothins plenty for me
Once I built a railroad
Made it run,
Made it race
Against time
Once I built a railroad
Now its done
Brother can you spare a dime?
Say dont you remember
They called me al
It was al all the time
Say dont you remember
Im your pal
Buddy can you spare a dime?
Nobody knows you
When youre down and out
In your pockets
Not one penny
And your friends
Well, you havent any
Soon as you get on your feet again
Everybody
Everybody
Is your long lost friend
Its mighty strange
Without a doubt
But nobody knows you
When youre down and out
Oh every one knows
That Im just second hand rose
>from second avenue
Ya cant beat the egg-creams
>from second avenue
There is more between me
And fifth avenue
Than three blocks
I tell ya
Second avenue
The flowers in spring
The robins that sing
The sun beam that shines
Theyre yours, theyre mine
And love can come to anyone
Because the best things in life are free
