I´m 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 else´s
Initials on ´em
Second hand rings
Hmm... 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 don´t 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 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
´Cause the things that I prize,
Like the stars in the skies, are all free
I got plenty o´ nothin´
And nothin´s 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
Buddy can you spare a dime?

Nobody knows you
When you´re down and out
In your pocket´s
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 you
When you´re down and out

Oh, every one knows
That I´m just second hand Rose
From Second Avenue
Ya can´t 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 beams that shine
They´re yours, they´re mine
And love can come to anyone
Because the best things in life are free