Penny, sir The foundations A penny sir, a penny sir I'm so hungry, sir Oh please, sir My father is dead and my mother in hell And I'm so hungry, sir A penny, sir No penny boy I have no penny boy And these pennies boy don’t go on tree No, these penny don’t go on tree An old lady, she hear my cry And she came to me and asked What’s the matter, boy? I said, my father is dead and my mother in hell And I'm so hungry miss, a penny man It’s a long road, a crooked road But you make it boy, go on boy And take this penny boy It’s all I have boy And remember boy, this penny boy Oh, yeah, I’ll remember Yes, I will, oh yes I will