Father had a bus'ness, strictly second hand, Ev'ry thing from toothpicks to a baby grand; Stuff in our apartment came from Father's store - Even things I'm wearing someone wore before. It's no wonder that I feel abused; I never have a thing that ain't been used. I'm wear - ing sec - ond hand hats, sec - ond hand clothes, That's why they call me Sec - ond Hand Rose. Even our pi - an - o in the par - lor, Father bought for ten cents on the dol - lar. Sec - ond hand pearls, I'm wearing sec - ond hand curls. I never get a single thing that's new. Even Jake the plumber, he's the man I a - dore, Had the nerve to tell me he's been mar - ried be - fore. Ev' - ry - one knows that I'm just Sec - ond Hand Rose From Sec - ond Av - e - nue. I'm wear - ing sec - ond hand shoes, sec - ond hand hose, All the girls hand me their sec - ond hand beaux. Even my pa - ja - mas when I don 'em Have some - bod - y el - se's 'ni - tials on 'em. Sec - ond hand rings, I'm sick of sec - ond hand things, I nev - er get what oth - er girl - ies do. Once while strol - ling through the Ritz a girl got my coat; She nudged her friend and said, "Oh, look there's my old fur coat!" Ev' - ry - one knows that I'm just Sec - ond Hand Rose From Sec - ond Av - e - nue, From Sec - ond Av - e - nue,