Shoppin' for Clothes Songtext
von Don Wise

I was shopping for a suit the other day
And walked into the department store

I stepped on the elevator, told the girl
"Dry goods floor"
When I got off a salesman came up to me and said
"Now what can I do for you?"
I said, "Well go in there and show me all them sport clothes
Like you supposed to"
He said, "Well, sure, come on in, buddy
Dig these fabrics we got laid out on the shelf"
He said

"Pick yourself out one, try it on
Stand in the mirror and dig yourself
That suit is pure herringbone"
Yeah, that′s a suit I'd like to own
"But in that suit is you"
Yeah, I believe it, too


I see for the businessman you feature the natural shoulders
That retail wholesale indeed
It′s got the custom cuffs and the walking shorts
He said, "I'm gonna let you have it at a steal"
And for the playboy, you have the latest in tweed
With a cutaway flap-over twice
It's a box-back, two-button, western model
He said, "Mmm, now ain′t that nice?"

"Them buttons are solid gold"
You made the deal, so
"Now that collar′s pure camel hair"
Well, you can just sit that right there on that chair

Now you go back there and you get that paper
And let me sign on the dotted line
And I'll make sure I get all my payments in
Right on time
"Now wait a minute, buddy
Let me go back here and do a little checking on you"
Then the man, he come back and he said
"I′m sorry, my man, but"
"Your credit didn't go through"
Why, what you mean?

Mmm, ain′t this a shame
Mmm, mmm, mmm, my heart's in pain
Pure, pure herringbone
"That′s a suit you'll never own"
Ooh, Lord, have mercy


I don't know what′s wrong with people
Can′t get no credit
I got a job playing at the hidey-hole
Every Saturday night
If I had a real job
You know I'd sell them some money
I might as well pawn this saxophone
But then I guess I wouldn′t need that suit
I don't know
Might as well be trying to buy the Taj Mahal