Let me tell you a tale for a penny One that you cannot hear anywhere else Not anywhere else I heard from a birdy It doesn't end purdy It doesn't end well No it never ends well
Let me spin you a yarn for a cent Lord, would it not be a sin For you to deny yourselves A tale
A penny, a penny A penny for an old beggar man's Story, a story
A penny for a tale
There once was a doggy (arf arf arf) She pranced in the moon With a mouth full of Shiny red pennies She leapt and she wagged So proud of her Shiny red pennies
Yipping with glee
She trotted by the river (trot trot trot) And, oh, bless my soul She saw her Reflection in the water A pup with a jaw full Of shiny red Pennies in the water She trotted as she plotted To pirate those pennies
Oh, how they teased
Lord, lord That greed, it'll kill ya Lord, lord Go on pass the hat, will ya Yer purse strings are tight Bleed for a sinner I just need a few pennies more A few pennies more
But greedy, so greedy (me me me) She snarled as she swiped And struck at the Mutt in the water A foolish pooch loots From herself in the water
Her reflection struck back
Lord I want to go on with the song But don't make me bring up What she did to that pup That cute little pup I just might well up
But I'll continue my rhyme for a dime Or a penny is fine These are difficult times Yes difficult times Thank you sirs, you're too kind
Lord, lord That greed, it'll kill ya Lord, lord Go on pass the hat, will ya Your purse strings are tight Bleed for a sinner I just need a few pennies-- Lord, lord That greed, it'll kill ya Lord, lord Go on pass the hat, will ya Your purse strings are tight Bleed for a sinner I just need a few pennies more A few pennies more
And so did our doggy (bad bad bad) She'd kill for a bite At those shiny red pennies She leapt and she barked At the dog in the water
But her pennies Her pennies They dropped Down, down After them she shot Down, down Down in the waters below . . .