[Verse 1]
I don't need no one's opinion
On the matter concernin' my dress
I was raised in a clinic down in Oklahoma
There were many things I did not possess
Well, I never complained, because my father said
"Son, you'll get your chance before you're my age"
Then he took me upstairs and gave me this suit
Written all over his face

[Chorus]
He said, "Others may come and others may go
But that suit'll be around wherever you're goin', now"
Three-button hand-me-down
Three-button hand-me-down

Hold on a minute
Hoo

[Verse 2]
Now, I had my fair share of neat women
But they came between me and my suit
That was a filly from Boston, a barmaid from Houston
Not forgettin' the one in Detroit
They said, "We like you boy and we think you're sweet
But can't you lose your suit?"
I said, "No no no no, you can't do that to me"
I remember what my father said:
[Chorus]
He said, "Others may come and others may go
But that suit'll be around wherever you're goin'"
Three-button hand-me-down (Ha-ha)
Three-button hand-me-down

Nah, no one [?]
Whoo

Whoo-hoo

[Verse 3]
(C'mon) I've never been a tidy dresser
And the fold in my trousers, it ain't straight
Still, I know a good cloth when I see one
That's why I'm clad in this gray flannel suit
Sometimes I wonder if I should visit a tailor
And get myself a smooth outfit
Then I remember what my father said to me
I'll make you from the open road (You all know this)

[Chorus]
He said, "Others may come and others may go
But that suit'll be around wherever you go"
(C'mon now) Three-button hand-me-down (Ohh-ho-ho)
Three-button hand-me-down (Hey) (Oh), ha-ha