I Rolled Off The San Francisco Mint In 1909
The Last One They Ever Made, You Should've Seen Me Shine
When I Landed On The Counter They Gave Me To A Kid
Making Change For A Jaw Breaker Was The First Thing That I Did

I Got Traded For A Pocket Knife, Two Marbles And Some String
Wound Up On A Railroad Track Waiting For A Train
Snatched Up By A Hobo And Turned Right Into Wine
Pitched Up Against The Wall At Least A Thousand Times

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'Round And 'round A Penny Goes
'Round And Back Again
Listen And I'll Tell You
The Places That I've Been

I Got Stolen From A Banker By Pretty Boy Floyd And Then
He Gave Me To A Farmer Who Was Trying To Save His Land
I Was Good Luck To A Soldier Back In W.W.II
He Lost Me In A Poker Game The Day The War Was Through

I Got Stuck Behind The Back Seat Of A '51 Chevrolet
Spare Change In The Sixties, Getting Worth Less Every Day
Now It's Piggy Banks And Gum Machines And Occasional Wishing Wells
Or Laying On A Barroom Floor, Indian Heads Or Tails

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I'm A Pretty Lucky Penny, Lord It Happens Every Time
Just When I Start Feeling Lost And Left Behind
Some Kid Will Pick Me Up And Wonder Where I've Been
Put Me In His Pocket, And Here I Go Again

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