I've got five shiny pennies a-jingling in my pocket
Five shiny pennies have I
I took one penny and I bought a stick of bubblegum leaving
Four shiny pennies in my pocket.

Four shiny pennies...put it in my piggybank
Three shiny pennies...gave it to my best friend
Two shiny pennies...threw it in the wishing well
One shiny penny...traded it for a baseball card

I've got no shiny pennies a-jingling in my pocket
No shiny pennies have I
But look what I found a-lying on the sidewalk
It's a shiny silver nickel for my pocket.

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