Each day as I grow older,
The nights are getting colder
Some day the sun will shine on me
Money, I don't have any:
I'm down to my last penny,
But, darling, don't cry over me:

I'll be a big man in town (honest, honey)
I'll be a big man in town (promise, darling)
I'll be a big man in town, just you wait and see:
You'll be proud of me

They think that I'm a rover,
But my roving days are over
Someday your folks will welcome me
I went away a small man,
But I'll come home a tall man
Then what a pretty bride you'll be

I'll be a big man in town (honest, honey)
I'll be a big man in town (promise, darling)
I'll be a big man in town, just you wait and see:
You'll be proud of me

I'm gonna make it, just wait and see
I'm gonna make it, just wait and see
Just wait and see,
Girl, I'm gonna make it, just wait and see