Penny in My Pocket-Jerry Herman/David Hyde Pierce

[00:00.00]I put a penny in my pocket [00:00.000] 作曲 : Jerry Herman [00:03.32]And in a little time [00:06.59]That penny in my pocket [00:09.84]Had grown into a dime [00:12.97]And in a little longer [00:16.15]A quarter jingled out [00:18.91]I put the quarter in the teapot [00:20.66]And I waited until the teapot had a dollar in the spout [00:25.38]I put the dollar in my mattress [00:28.58]And had some pleasant dreams [00:32.04]Till' suddenly my mattress was bursting at the seams [00:38.44]And that is how I acquired the wealth I now possess [00:44.40]That little penny was the secret yes that penny was the secret of my success [00:55.51]I had a penny in my pocket [00:58.97]And not another suit [01:02.17]And with my only shirt tail [01:05.57]I shined a rich man's shoe [01:08.66]He threw me down a nickel [01:11.92]Admiring my skill [01:14.81]I gave the nickel to a blind man [01:16.39]And then the blind man left me all his meager savings in his will [01:21.51]I bought myself a wagon [01:24.67]For hauling blocks of ice [01:27.85]I cut the ice to ice cubes [01:31.06]And got a higher price [01:34.20]I shaved the ice to ices [01:37.35]For still a higher fee [01:40.37]A big tycoon said [01:41.44]"Very enterprising and your organizing [01:43.57]Son, you must come work for me!" [01:47.03]On route to work next morning [01:50.29]I helped a lady cross [01:53.19]The lady was, you guessed it [01:56.78]The mother of the boss! [01:59.88]The boss said "You're promoted! [02:03.18]I need you at my side" [02:05.95]And then I met the boss's daughter [02:07.79]And I wed the boss's daughter [02:09.42]And quite suddenly she died [02:12.87]I bought myself an acre [02:16.30]A silo and a stead [02:19.44]All Yonkers started buying [02:22.80]My grain and hay and feed [02:25.94]And now I've half-a-million [02:29.24]But proudly I confess [02:32.08]That in my pocket is the penny [02:33.82]Yes, that shiny little penny [02:35.46]It's that penny that's the secret to my success!