Hey Look Me Over - Kermit Ruffins

Hey, look me over

Lend me an ear

Mortgaged up to here

But don’t pass the plate, folks,

Don’t pass the cup;

I figure whenever you’re down and out,

The only way is up

And I’ll up like a rose bud

High on the vine

Don’t thumb your nose, bud,

take a tip from mine.

I’m a little bit short of the elbow room,

But let me get me some

And look out, world, here I come.

Hey, look me over

Lend me an ear

Mortgaged up to here

But don’t pass the plate, folks,

Don’t pass the cup;

I figure whenever you’re down and out,

The only way is up

And I’ll up like a rose bud

High on the vine

Don’t thumb your nose, bud,

take a tip from mine.

I’m a little bit short of the elbow room,

But let me get me some

And look out, world, here I come.