Penny in My Pocket

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

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

'Til suddenly my mattress

Was bursting at the seams

And that is how I acquired

The wealth I now possess

That little penny was the secret

Yes, that penny was the secret of my success

I had a 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

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 ice cubes

And got a higher price

I shaved the ice to ices

For still a higher fee

A big tycoon said, "Very enterprising in your organizing

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

My grain that I had mead

And now I've half-a-million

But proudly, I confess

That in my pocket is that penny

Yes, that shiny little penny

It's that penny that's the secret to my success!