Second Hand Rose / Act II Medley from My Name Is Barbra

[Part I: Second Hand Rose]

[Intro: Barbra Streisand]

Where's Mother?

Mother, Mother

Come sing a song for us, Mother

No, come on

[Verse: Diana Kind]

Father has a business

Strictly second-hand

Everything 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

[Chorus: Barbra Streisand]

I'm wearing second hand shoes

Second hand hose

All the girls hand me

Their second hand beaus

Even my pajamas when I darn 'em

Havе somebody else's initials on 'еm

Second hand rings

Mmm, 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 goes my old fur coat"

[Part II: Give Me the Simple Life]

[Verse 1]

I don't believe in settin' and grievin'

Why mess around with strife?

I never was cut out to step and strut out

Give me the simple life

[Verse 2]

Some find it pleasant dining on pheasant

Those things roll off my comb

Just serve me tomatoes

And mashed potatoes

Any place I hang my hat is home

[Part III: Nobody Know You When You're Down and Out]

[Chorus]

Nobody knows you when you're down and out

In your pocket, 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

[Part IV: Second Hand Rose (Reprise)]

[Chorus]

Oh, everyone knows

That I'm just second hand Rose

From Second Avenue

You can't beat the egg creams

From Second Avenue

There's more between me and Fifth Avenue than three blocks, I'll tell ya

Second Avenue

[Part V: The Best Things in Life Are Free]

[Verse]

The flowers in spring

The robins that sing

The sunbeams that shine

They're yours, they're mine

And love can come to anyone

Because the best things in life are free