"Second Hand Rose" lyrics

"Second Hand Rose"

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 thing that's new

Even Jake, the plumber, he's the 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

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Thanks to Shelby for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Harlan Howard, Grant Clarke, James Hanley
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