Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald
Performer
Duke Ellington
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Duke Ellington
Composer
Paul Francis Webster
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
A penny for the moon
A nickel for a dream
A quarter for a tune
Like The Old Mill Stream
But I'd give a dollar
And my heart to follow
To the brown-skin gal
In a calico gown
[Verse 2]
A puzzle for a pal
A jackknife for a song
A garter for a gal
In a blue sarong
But I'd give a necklace
Because I'm reckless
From a kiss from a miss
In the calico gown
[Verse 3]
Haven't much use for worldly goods
Robin Hood's for me
If my love's worth a nickel
It's worth a peso
Mine for the giving
Hers for the say-so
A pony for a car
To take her out to dine
A scissor cuts a heart
On a valentine
Then a sky-blue bonnet
With pink ribbons on it
For the brown-skin gal
In the calico gown
[Verse 4]
A penny for the moon
A nickel for a dream
A quarter for a tune
Like The Old Mill Stream
But I'd give a dollar
And my heart to follow
To the brown-skin gal
In a calico gown
[Verse 5]
A puzzle for a pal
A jackknife for a song
A garter for a gal
In a blue sarong
But I'd give a necklace
Because I'm reckless
For a kiss from the calico gown
[Verse 6]
Haven't much use for worldly goods
Robin Hood's for me
If my love's worth a nickel
It's worth a peso
Mine for the giving
Hers for the say-so
A pony for a car
To take her out to dine
A scissor cuts out
A valentine
Then a sky-blue bonnet
With a pink ribbon on it
For the brown-skin gal
In the calico gown
[Verse 7]
A penny for the moon
A nickel for a dream
A quarter for a tune
Like The Old Mill Stream
But I'd give a dollar
And my heart to follow
To the brown-skin gal
In a calico gown
[Verse 8]
A puzzle for a pal
A jackknife for a song
A garter for a gal
In a blue sarong
But I'd give a necklace
Because I'm reckless
For a kiss from a miss
In a calico gown
[Verse 9]
Haven't much use for worldly goods
Robin Hood's for me
If my love's worth a nickel
It's worth a peso
Mine for the giving
Hers for the say-so
A pony for a car
To take her out to dine
A scissor cuts a heart
On a valentine
[Verse 10]
Then a sky-blue bonnet
With a pink ribbon on it
A penny for the moon
A quarter for a tune
And I know it
Yes, I know it
It's the brown-skin gal
With the calico gown
Written by: Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
