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 'til 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's how I acquired
The wealth I now possess!
That little penny was the secret
Of my success!

I had a penny in my pocket
And not another soon!
And with my only shirttail
I shined a rich man's shoe!

He threw me down a nickel
Admiring my skill!
I gave the nickel to a blind man
And the blind man left me all his meager
Savings in his will!

I bought myself a wagon
For hauling lots of ice
They 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' daughter
And I wed the boss' daughter
And quite suddenly she died!

I bought myself an acre
A silo, and a steed!
All Yonkers started buying
My grain and hay and feed!

And now i've half a million!
But proudly I confess
That in my pocket is that penny!
Yes, that shiny little penny
That's the secret of my success!