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!