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Penny In My Pocket Lyrics by David Hyde Pierce

Hello, Dolly! (New Broadway Cast Recording)

2017

[HORACE, spoken]
I put a penny in my pocket
[HORACE]
And in a little time
That penny in my pocket
Had grown into a dime
And in a little longer
A quarter jingled out
I put the quarter in the teapot
And I waited until the teapot had a dollar in the spout
I put the dollar in my mattress
And had some pleasant dreams
'Till suddenly my mattress was bursting at the seams
And that is how I acquired the wealth I now possess
That little penny was the secret
Yes, that penny was the secret of my success!
I had a penny in my pocket
And not another suit
And with my only shirt tail
I shined a rich man's shoe
He threw me down a nickel
Admiring my skill
I gave the nickel to a blind man
And the blind-man left me all his meager savings in his will
I bought myself a wagon
For hauling blocks of ice
I cut the ice to ice cubes
And got a higher price
I shaved the ice to ices
For still a higher fee
A big tycoon said
"Very enterprising and your organizing
Son, you must come work for me!"
On route to work next morning
I helped a lady cross
The lady was, you guessed it, the mother of the boss!
The boss said "You're promoted! I need you at my side"
And then I met the boss's daughter
And I wed the boss's daughter
And quite suddenly she died
I bought myself an acre, a silo, and a stead
All Yonkers started buying
My grain that I made meed
And now I've half-a-million
But proudly I confess
That in my pocket is the penny
Yes, that shiny little penny
It's that penny that is the secret of my success!
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David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

About “Penny In My Pocket” by David Hyde Pierce

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"Penny In My Pocket" is credited to David Hyde Pierce. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Penny In My Pocket" appears on "Hello, Dolly! (New Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2017.

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