let me tell you a tale for a penny one that you can not hear anywhere else not anywhere else i heard from a birdy it doesn t end purdy it doesn t end well no it never ends well let me spin you a yarn for a cent lord would it not be a sin for you to deny yourselves a tale a penny a penny a penny for an old beggar man s story a story a penny for a tale there once was a doggy she pranced in the moon with a mouthful of shiny red pennies she lept and she wagged so proud of her shiny red pennies yipping with glee she trotted by the river and oh bless my soul she saw her reflection in water a pup with a jaw full of shiny red pennies in the water she trotted as she plotted to pirate these pennies oh how they teased lord lord that greed it ll kill you lord lord go on pass the hat will you your purse strings are tight bleed for a sinner i just need a few pennies more a few pennies more but greedy so greedy she snarled and swiped as she struck at the mutt in the water a foolish pooch loots from herself in the water her reflection struck back lord i want to go on with the song but don t make it bring up what she did to that pup that cute little pup i just might well up but i ll continue my rhyme for a dime or a penny is fine these are difficult times yes difficult times thank you sir you re too kind lord lord that greed it ll kill you lord lord go on pass the hat will ya your purse strings are tight bleed for a sinner i just need a few pennies more a few pennies more lord lord that greed it ll kill you lord lord go on pass the hat will ya your purse strings are tight bleed for a sinner i just need a few pennies more a few pennies more and so did our doggie she d kill for a bite of those shiny red pennies she leapt and she barked at the dog in the water but her pennies her pennies they dropped down down and after them she shot down down down in the waters below god rest her soul 