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Fielding Jerry Lyrics

I'm wearing second hand shoes
The shoes I'm wearing have already been used by someone else

Second hand hose
My stockings are not brand new, they were likely previously worn by someone else

All the girls hand me their second hand clothes
Girls give me their old clothes that they don't wear anymore

Even my pajamas when I darn 'em have somebody else's initials on 'em
Even the clothes I mend have someone else's initials on them because they were not originally mine

Second hand rings, mmm... second hand things
I own many things that were previously owned by others

I never get what other girlies do
I am not interested in the same things as other girls

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'
While walking through the Ritz, a girl saw me and reminded her friend of how she used to own the fur coat I am currently wearing

I don't believe in frettin' and grievin', why mess around with strife
I don't see the point in worrying and getting upset over problems

I never was caught out, to step and strut out, give me the simple life
I have never been known to show off, I prefer a simple way of living

Some find a pleasant dining on pheasants, those things roll off my comb
Some enjoy more luxurious things, but those things don't interest me

Just serve me tomatoes and mashed potatoes, any place I hang my hat is home
All I need is simple food like tomatoes and mashed potatoes and I can feel at home anywhere

Oh, I got plenty o' nothin' and nothin's plenty for me
I don't have much, but what I have is enough for me

I got no car, I got no mule, I got no misery, don't you see
I don't have a car or a mule, but I also don't have any troubles or worries

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 don't have a lock on my door, but that doesn't bother me because the things that I value in life, like the stars in the sky, are free

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?
I once worked hard to build a railroad, but once it was completed I was left jobless and broke

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?
I am asking for help from someone who used to know me and be my friend

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
When you are poor and have no money, no one wants to be your friend, but as soon as you are wealthy again, everyone wants to be your friend

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
Everyone knows that I am just a poor girl from Second Avenue, but I am proud of where I come from and the simple things I enjoy

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
The best things in life, like the beauty of nature and the feeling of love, are free and available to anyone who appreciates them