Penny In My Pocket Lyrics - Dolly! New Broadway Cast Of Hello

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 

So 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 aquired the wealth I now posess 

That little penny was the secret, yes that penny was the secret of my success 

I had 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 while admiring my skill 

I gave the nickle to a blind-man and then 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 icecubes and got a higher price 

I shaved the ice to ices 

For still a higher fee 

A big tycoon said very organising 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 the 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 to my success!