The Penny

David Allan Coe The Penny This song is just spoken so I have have just showed the chords to play, just listen to the cd To get it right. Sorry DGADDGADDGADGDGAGDA DGADDGADGDGAGDEADGD DGADGDGAGDADGD Well the old man looked down and this grandson And he whispered this Pennys for good luck And then he opened his hand and showed him the coin And the date on The Penny was 1911 And he said when you get older boy maybe youll understand You see this Penny dont shine anymore like it used to And this Pennys been lost and this Pennys been found This Pennys been hid in the jar in the attic And this Pennys been buried in a car in the ground This Pennys seen wars and this Pennys has seen the sunshine This Pennys felt teardrops and this Pennys seen rain And this Pennys been with me since I was a young man In fact this Pennys is all of my life that remains. And the old man seemed sad as he tried to remember The stories he told of the life that he led Why there was the one about the time the old Penny rolled down in the gutter And he said why I cant count the times that I took that old Penny to bed Then he told how he lost everything that once mattered Lost his wife, his money, his job, and then finally his health He always held on to that old luck Penny Lord was he proud of himself. Well the boy took The Penny and wrapped it in a piece of cloth And he placed it in his pocket And he said thanks grandad and the old man just nodded Then he walked to his bedroom and he laid down this head They found him there the next mornin he was layin there dead Then the boy reached into his pocket And took out The Penny that his grandpa had givin him Slowly opened the old mans hand and placed The Penny inside Then he closed the old mans fingers around the old coin And let his hand lay on the old mans chest Grandpa he said theres one place this old Penny hasnt been So you better take it with you now And besides theres not much you can buy with a Penny these days And by the way grandpa, I love you.