Hey, Look Me Over Lyrics

Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh

Recorded by: Louis Armstrong; Lucille Ball; Teresa Brewer;
Doc Cheatham; Rosemary Clooney; Cy Coleman; Bing Crosby;
Vic Dana; Kate Dimbleby; Judy Garland; Gene Krupa;
Lester Lanin; Peggy Lee; Karen Mason; Johnny Mathis;
Jessica Molaskey; Bobby Short; South Shore Concert Band;
Mel Tormé; Jerry Vale; Julie Wilson.
^Hey look me over, lend me an ear
Fresh out of clover, mortgage up to here
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 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
(Rep from ^)

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, mortgage up to here
I'm a little bit short of the elbow room, so let me get me some
And look out world, here me shout world
And look out world, here I come