hey look me over lend me an ear fresh out of clover mortgage up to here but don t pass the plate folks don t pass the cup when you re down and out the only way is up and i ll be up like a rosebud 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 everybody better spread out when i head out i ll need lots of space nothing more will ever throw me cause you know me by my laughing face from trouble i m gonna stay aloof and just in case you need more proof hey look me over lend me an ear fresh out of clover mortgage up to here but don t pass the plate folks don t pass the cup when you re down and out the only way is up and i ll be up like a rosebud 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 and i ll be up like a rosebud high on the vine don t thumb your nose but take a tip from mine i m a little bit short on the elbow room so let me get me some and look out world here i come look out world here i come