Indian Head Penny

Guy Clark

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Guy Clark

Guy Clark (born November 6, 1941) is an American Texas country and folk singer, musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer. He has released more than twenty albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists including Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, and Rodney Crowell. more »


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1999
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I rolled off the San Francisco mint in 1909 
The last one they ever made, you should've seen me shine 
When I landed on the counter they gave me to a kid 
Making change for a jaw breaker was the first thing that I did 

I got traded for a pocket knife, two marbles and some string 
Wound up on a railroad track waiting for a train 
Snatched up by a hobo and turned right into wine 
Pitched up against the wall at least a thousand times 

[Chorus]
'Round and 'round a penny goes 
'Round and back again 
Listen and I'll tell you 
The places that I've been 

I got stolen from a banker by Pretty Boy Floyd and then 
He gave me to a farmer who was trying to save his land 
I was good luck to a soldier back in W.W.II 
He lost me in a poker game the day the war was through 

I got stuck behind the back seat of a '51 Chevrolet 
Spare change in the sixties, getting worth less every day 
Now it's piggy banks and gum machines and occasional wishing wells 
Or laying on a barroom floor, Indian heads or tails 

[Chorus] 

I'm a pretty lucky penny, Lord it happens every time 
Just when I start feeling lost and left behind 
Some kid will pick me up and wonder where I've been 
Put me in his pocket, and here I go again 

[Chorus]

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Written by: GUY CLARK, VERLON THOMPSON

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