Once my curiosity was satisfied about the lyrics and singer, I turned to my thoughts about wheat pennies. Well I tossed a lot of nickels in the wishing wellĪnd saved the fortunes that the fortune cookies tell It reached #22 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart in early 1961.* The first thing I looked up was the lyrics and singer of Got A Penny In My Pocket. That search informed me the title of the song was really Angel On My Shoulder, written and sung by Shelby Flint and released in 1960. Did I have a lucky penny? That made me think of Wheat Pennies and how I had started saving those once they became scarce. Got an angel on my shoulder Got a penny in my pocket And I found a four leaf clover And I put it in my locket Wished on all the stars above me And I caught the nearest rainbow Gonna find someone to love me Gonna find someone to love Well I tossed a lot of nickels in the wishing well And saved the fortunes that the fortune cookies tell I got a. So grown up!Īnd when I was older, the way I wanted a pair of penny loafers in which to place a shiny penny. I remembered my little red plastic purse and how good I felt to have some pennies, even a nickle or dime, rattling around in it. When I could remember no other lyrics, I started thinking about pennies what a penny would buy when I was little - penny candy, a piece of bubble gum or a round piece or two out of the gum ball machine and if I saved them up, a three cent candy bar or a five cent ice cream cone. I woke a little after five this morning with the tune and the lyrics ♪ Got a penny in my pocket ♪ going through my mind.
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