i made up a new little song if i had a nickel for every one then i d be making a living instead of sitting here whistling now i d be making a living just like a tin pan alley musician i d come up with ten tunes a day keep them ever coming for but a modest wage then i d be making a living instead of sitting here whistling now i d be making a living just like a tin pan alley musician if they d listen to me whistlin they would whistle along then i d be making a living just like those old tin pan alley musicians if they d listen to me whistlin i won t be sittin here long 