GOT A PENNY?
May / Scherman

as rec by The Nat "King" Cole Trio  
November 2nd 1943


Got a penny, Benny?
I got to telephone to Jenny,
And I've just got, just got
Four cents to my name!

Got a penny, Benny?
Can't you guess I haven't any?
And I've got to, got to
Call that solid dame!

I went down to the bank,
But they had none to spare.
I looked up on the shelf,
But the cupboard was bare!

Got a penny, Benny?
Got to telephone to Jenny,
And I've just got, just got
Four cents to my name!

I went down to the bank,
But they had none to spare.
I looked up on the shelf,
But the cupboard was bare!

Got a penny, Benny?
Got to telephone to Jenny,
And I've just got, just got
Four cents to my name,
Four cents to my name,
Four cents to my name,
Ain't that a doggone shame!





(Contributed by Peter Akers - July 2010)