Father has a business strictly second hand
Everything from toothpicks to a baby-grand
Stuff in our apartment came from father´s store
Even clothes I´m wearing someone wore before
It´s no wonder that I feel abused
I never get a thing that ain´t been used
I´m wearing second hand hats
Second hand clothes
That´s why they call me
Second hand Rose
Even our piano in the parlor
Daddy bought for ten cents on the dollar
Second hand pearls
I´m wearing second hand curls
I never get a single think that´s new
Even Jake, the plumber, he´s a man I adore
He had the nerve to tell me he´s been married before!
Everyone knows that I´m just
Second hand Rose
From second Avenue!
From Second Avenue!
Nu!