Lyrics:

Hey, look me over, lend me an ear
Fresh out of clover, mortgaged up to here
Don't pass the plate, folks, and don't pass the cup
I figure whenever you're down and out, the only way is up
And I'll be up like a rose bud, high on the vine
Don't thumb your nose but take a tip from mine
I'm a little bit short of the elbow room, so let me get me some
And look out, world, here I come
Hey, look me over, lend me an ear
Fresh out of clover, mortgaged up to here
Don't pass the plate, folks, and don't pass the cup
I figure whenever you're down and out, the only way is up
And I'll be up like a rose bud, high on the vine
Don't thumb your nose but take a tip from mine
I'm a little bit short of the elbow room, so let me get me some
And look out, world, here I come
Nobody in the world was ever without a prayer
How can you win the world if nobody knows you're there?

Kid, when you need the crowd, the tickets are hard to sell
Still, you can lead the crowd if you can get up and yell
Hey, look me over, lend me an ear
Fresh out of clover, mortgaged up to here
I'm a little bit short of the elbow room, so let me get me some
And look out, world, hear me shout, world
And look out, world, here I come