A classic show returns to Broadway (2017) Hello, Dolly! the Musical - Penny in My Pocket Lyrics
The song is written by Jerry Herman.
I put a penny in my pocket, 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 'til the teapot had a dollar in the spout!
I put the dollar in my mattress, and had some pleasant dreams 'til suddenly my mattress was bursting at the seams!
And that's how I acquired, the wealth I now possess! That little penny was the secret of my success!
I had a penny in my pocket, and not another soon! And with my only shirttail, 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 lots of ice. They 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 in 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' daughter, and I wed the boss' daughter and quite suddenly she died!
I bought myself an acre, a silo, and a steed! All Yonkers started buying my grain and hay and feed!
And now I've half a million! But proudly I confess, that in my pocket is that penny! Yes, that shiny little penny, that's the secret of my success!
[Thanks to Julius Z Wade for lyrics]
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Hello, Dolly! the Musical Lyrics
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