Three Button Hand Me Down

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I don't need no one's opinion On the matter concernin' my dress I was raised in a clinic down in Oklahoma There were many things I did not possess Well, I never complained, because my father said "Son, you'll get your chance before you're my age" Then he took me upstairs and gave me this suit Written all over his face [Chorus] He said, "Others may come and others may go But that suit'll be around wherever you're goin', now" Three-button hand-me-down Three-button hand-me-down Hold on a minute Hoo [Verse 2] Now, I had my fair share of neat women But they came between me and my suit That was a filly from Boston, a barmaid from Houston Not forgettin' the one in Detroit They said, "We like you boy and we think you're sweet But can't you lose your suit?" I said, "No no no no, you can't do that to me" I remember what my father said: [Chorus] He said, "Others may come and others may go But that suit'll be around wherever you're goin'" Three-button hand-me-down (Ha-ha) Three-button hand-me-down Nah, no one [?] Whoo Whoo-hoo [Verse 3] (C'mon) I've never been a tidy dresser And the fold in my trousers, it ain't straight Still, I know a good cloth when I see one That's why I'm clad in this gray flannel suit Sometimes I wonder if I should visit a tailor And get myself a smooth outfit Then I remember what my father said to me I'll make you from the open road (You all know this) [Chorus] He said, "Others may come and others may go But that suit'll be around wherever you go" (C'mon now) Three-button hand-me-down (Ohh-ho-ho) Three-button hand-me-down (Hey) (Oh), ha-ha