A PENNY A KISS (A PENNY A HUG)
(Ralph Care / Buddy Kaye)

Dinah Shore & Tony Martin - 1951
Eddy Howard & His Orch. - 1951
The Andrews Sisters - 1951
Teresa Brewer & Snooky Lanson - 1951
Al Ham & His Orch. (vocal: Mary Mayo) - 1951

Also recorded by:
Dean Martin; Tennessee Ernie Ford & Lou Dinning.



BOTH:
A penny a kiss
A penny a hug
We're gonna save our pennies
In a big brown jug

A penny a kiss
A penny a hug
Ohhhh, how rich we're gonna be

TONY:
I'm gonna save a penny
Ev'ry time I hold you tight
DINAH:
And we're gonna watch the pennies grow
TONY:
I'm gonna save a penny
Ev'ry time we kiss goodnight
BOTH:
And, darling, when we're married
We can own a bungalow

A penny a kiss
A penny a hug
We're gonna save our pennies
In a big brown jug

A penny a kiss
A penny a hug
Ohhhh, how rich we're gonna be

DINAH:
Gonna save a penny
Ev'ry time we take a walk
TONY:
And another on a rainy day
DINAH:
I'm gonna save a penny
Ev'ry time we baby talk
BOTH:
And snookums when we're mawwied
We can start it wight away

A penny a kiss
A penny a hug
We're gonna save our pennies
In a big brown jug

A penny a kiss
A penny a hug
Ohhhh, how rich we're gonna be

DINAH:
I'm gonna save a penny
Ev'ry time I think of you
TONY:
Right from mornin' 'til I say my prayers
BOTH:
We're gonna save a penny
For the dreamin' that we do
BOTH:
And, darling, by the time we're married
We'll be millionaires

A penny a kiss
A penny a hug
We're gonna save our pennies
In a big brown jug

A penny a kiss
A penny a hug
Ohhhh, how rich we're gonna be

A penny a kiss
A penny a hug
We're gonna save our pennies
In a big brown jug

A penny a kiss
A penny a hug
DINAH:
Ohhhh, how rich we're gonna
TONY:
Ohhhh, how rich we're gonna
BOTH:
Ohhhh, how rich we're gonna be

TONY (Spoken):
Uh-uh, there goes all my change
DINAH (Spoken):
Well, this one's for free


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2010)