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Tenpenny Bit
I have a memento from the first job I ever did In my line of work the first pocket that I picked A hands in hands out, hand-me-down A token king, a sovereign crown The only lord to which I bow A tenpenny bit
Tenpenny bit A tenpenny bit Decided with a flip Of the ol' tenpenny bit And if it's heads up boys I'm going over the wall And if she's tails Another day of toil
I was working the crowds At Regency Park A hands in, hands out, hands up And hands behind my back They threw me in the monkey house Between iron bar and brick Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Threw me in the courthouse And then threw me on a ship
And I could've bought favours Drowned my thirst with wine I could've feasted on salted pork And chewed upon the rind Instead I hid my treasure well Through six long months of living hell At least I left the ship With my tenpenny bit
I'll send good King George up To look over the wall And then he'll let me know If the traps are on patrol It's over the wall across the hills To China by a whale ship To live like a prince With my tenpenny bit
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