Written all over his face
But that suit will be around wherever you're goin'"
And get myself a smooth outfit
He said, "Others may come and others may go
I was raised in a clinic down in Oklahoma
Not forgetting the one in Detroit
I never complained, because my father said
He said, "Others may come and others may go
I said, "No no no no, you can't do that to me"
Three button hand me down
But they came between me and my suit
That's why I'm clad in this gray flannel suit
Three button hand me down
Sometimes I wonder if I should visit a tailor
Son you'll get your chance before you're my age
Then I remember what my father said to me
But that suit will be around wherever you're goin'"
I remember what my father said
I've never been a tidy dresser
Three button hand me down
But can't you lose your suit?"
But that suit will be around wherever you go"
I'll make you from the open road
Three button hand me down
There were many things I did not possess
They said, "We like you boy and we think you're sweet
Now I had my fair share of neat women
Still I know a good cloth when I see one
And the fold in my trousers it ain't straight
Three button hand me down
Then he took me upstairs and gave me this suit
He said, "Others may come and others may go
That was a filly from Boston, a barmaid from Houston
