FIVE SALTED PEANUTS
(Charlie Abbott)

Tony Pastor & His Orch. (vocal: Tony Pastor) - 1945
Also recorded by: The Counts & The Countess


I always hoped to get a lot,
but all I ever got
was five salted peanuts.

I keep hoping come what may,
Maybe there will come a day,
I'll find a machine they forgot to fix.
Instead of five, I'll get six

I put a penny in the slot
And all I ever got
Was five salted peanuts.

I put all my money in
But I don't ever win.
It's driving me nuts.

Those darn machines know how to count.
I always get the same amount.

I put a penny in the slot
And all I ever got
Was five salted peanuts.



(Contributed by John Berry - October 2003)