Three Little Pennies Lyrics

There was an old blind man stood on the corner downtown
He was holding a cup filled up with nothin' from the Christmas shopping crowd
And though I barely came up to the top of his cane
I reached up and gave him every cent to my name
Three little pennies were all that I had
One that I found and two from my Dad
Three little pennies not much of a gift
But Dad said that plenty if its all you can give
That evening my Dad told a wonderful story to me
about a child in a manger and wiseman who came
baring gifts on the first Christmas Eve
There was a part that I was sure he made up about a
stable boy who couldn't give much
Three little pennies were all that I had
One that I found and two from my Dad
Three little pennies not much of a gift
But Dad said that plenty if its all you can give
Next mornin was Christmas and I had prayed hard for a bike
But all that I found was the tiniest box with three shiny pennies inside
But I was so disappointed cause I had been good
But times have been bad so I understood and Daddy said
Three little pennies were all that I had
You gave them freely so I gave'm back
Three little pennies not much of a gift
Your bike is outside cause you've learned how to give