Let me tell you a tale for a penny
One that you can not 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 (woof woof woof)
She pranced in the moon with a mouthful of shiny red pennies
She lept 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 water
A pup with a jaw full of shiny red pennies
In water
She trotted as she plotted
To pirate these pennies - oh, how they teased
Lord, lord, that greed, it'll k** you
Lord, lord, go on, pa** the hat, will you?
Your 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 and swiped
As she struck at the mud 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 it 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 sir, you're too kind
Lord, lord, that greed, it'll k** you
Lord, lord, go on, pa** the hat, will ya?
Your purse strings are tight. Bleed for a sinner
I just need a few pennies more! A few pennies more!
Lord, lord, that greed, it'll k** you
Lord, lord, go on, pa** the hat, will ya?
Your purse strings are tight. Bleed for a sinner
I just need a few pennies more! A few pennies more!
A few pennies more
And so did our doggie (bark bark bark)
She'd k** for a bite
Of those shiny red pennies
She left and she barked at the dog in the water
But her pennies, her pennies
They dropped down, down
And after them, the shot
Down, down, down in the waters below!
God rest her soul