1969 Spartanum Spectaculum - Second Hand Rose - Valerie Johnson, Vocals

East Longmeadow High School, 1969 Spartanum Spectaculum. Valerie Jamison (ELHS 1969) sings "Second Hand Rose". Music arranged by Mr. Roy Grundstrom, ELHS Class of 1964. Recorded by WG Records, Holyoke MA.

Father had 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 had 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
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
He had the nerve to tell me he's been married before!
Everyone knows that I'm just second hand Rose
From Second Avenue

I'm wearing second hand shoes
Second hand hose
All the girls hand me their second hand beaus
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 a single thing that's new
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"

Everyone knows that I'm just second hand Rose
From Second Avenue
From Second Avenue

Category:

Music

Tags:

• East
• Longmeadow
• High
• School
• Spartanum
• Spectaculum
• Second
• Hand
• Rose
• Valerie
• Jamison