Presented in the Ziegfeld Follies, 1921. words by Grant Clarke music by James F. Hanley
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I’m wearing second hand hats, second hand clothes
That’s why they call me second hand Rose
Even our piano in the parlor
Father 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
Had the nerve to tell me he’s been married before
Everyone knows that I’m just second hand Rose
From second avenue
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I’m wearing second hand shoes, second hand hose
All the girls hand me their second hand beaux
Even my pajamas when I don ’em
Have somebody else’s ‘nitials on ’em
Second hand rings, I’m sick of 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’s my old fur coat”
Everyone knows that I’m just second hand Rose
From second avenue