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   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 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 beam that shines   They're yours, they're mine   And love can come to anyone   Because the best things in life are free