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
So 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
Till' suddenly my mattress was bursting at the seams
And that is how I aquired the wealth I now posess
That little penny was the secret, yes that penny was the secret of my success
I had 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 while 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 icecubes and got a higher price
I shaved the ice to ices
For still a higher fee
A big tycoon said very organising 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 the grain that I made meed
And now I’ve half-a-million
But proudly I confess
That in my pocket is the penny, yes that shiny little penny, it’s that penny
that is the secret to my success!