Okay, this is a weird one, and probably a wild goose chase.

I was in the grocery store the other day and their "canned radio" played a pop--yes, pop--song that included a verse about pawning the gold watch and chain.

It was not "Gold Watch and Chain"--I know that one really well. The tune was different and the words were different, at least, from any recording of GW&C I've ever encountered. The style was more along the lines of 1950's pop music.

I was a dedicated listener to oldies radio, including the late-night obscure-song shows, for years and never heard this. I suppose it could be a newer song in an imitative style.

If anyone has a clue what it might have been, I'd like to hear it.