Seond Hand Rose

Alison Kemper

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Sep 10, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/10/96

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Can anyone post the lyrics to second hand rose or email them to me?

Thanks.

EllenSmith

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Sep 11, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/11/96

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Alison Kemper <ake...@mail.web.net> wrote:

>>>Can anyone post the lyrics to second hand rose or email them to me?

>>>Thanks.

"father has a business
strictly second hand
everything from toothpicks
to a baby graaaaaand!

Stuff from our apartment
came from father's store
even clothes I'm wearing
someone wore
befoooooooooore

It's no wonder that I feel abuuuuuused
I never get a thing that ain't been uuuuuused~

I'm wearing second hand hats
Second hand clothes
That's why they call me
Second hand rose

Even our piano in the
paaaaaaaarlor
daddy bought for 10 cents on
the dooooooooooooollar

everyone knows
I'm just a second hand rose
from second
avenuuuuuuuuuuuue
from second
avenuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue.

(I think there is another verse in there somewhere but
I'm not sure where. It has to do with pearls I think).

Ronald E. Hontz

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Sep 12, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/12/96

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This should fix it--I just listened to Steisand's version again.

"father has a business
strictly second hand
everything from toothpicks
to a baby graaaaaand!

Stuff from our apartment
came from father's store
even clothes I'm wearing
someone wore
befoooooooooore

It's no wonder that I feel abuuuuuused
I never get a thing that ain't been uuuuuused~

I'm wearing second hand hats
Second hand clothes
That's why they call me
Second hand rose

Even our piano in the
paaaaaaaarlor
daddy bought for 10 cents on
the dooooooooooooollar

Second hand clothes
I'm wearing second hand clothes
I never get a single thing that's new

Even Jiggs the plumber
He's the man I adore
He has the noive to tell me he's been married before

everyone knows
I'm just a second hand rose
from second
avenuuuuuuuuuuuue
from second

avenuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue. (NEW?)
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T. D. Kennedy

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Sep 12, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/12/96

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Yeah, it's after the first chorus
[from second avenuuuuue...]

Second hand pearls
I'm wearing second hand curls
I never get a single thing that's newwwwwww.

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 Avenuuuuue
From Second Avenue

New?

Hope this helps ya out!
Tara :)
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Tara Kennedy
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Ronald E. Hontz

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Sep 12, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/12/96

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T. D. Kennedy wrote:
>
> ya...@ionet.net (EllenSmith) wrote:
> >Alison Kemper <ake...@mail.web.net> wrote:
> >
> >>>>Can anyone post the lyrics to second hand rose or email them to me?
> >
> >>>>Thanks.
> >

OK, Tara--I concede ya got me this time!! Gotta admit my old ears ain't
what they used to be. "Pearls" hadn't entered my mind and I STILL can't
figure the meaning of "second-hand curls" (a wig?) but those ARE the
words La Streisand uses. Copies of this mea culpa are being sent to the
interested parties.

EllenSmith

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Sep 12, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/12/96

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"Ronald E. Hontz" <ronh...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>>>OK, Tara--I concede ya got me this time!! Gotta admit my old ears ain't
>>>what they used to be. "Pearls" hadn't entered my mind and I STILL can't
>>>figure the meaning of "second-hand curls" (a wig?) but those ARE the
>>>words La Streisand uses. Copies of this mea culpa are being sent to the
>>>interested parties.

Why would she wear a wig under her hat?