100,000 Pennies Poem by Shel Silverstein
100,000 Pennies
I broke into the bank on Sunday,
You should see the money I got.
I couldn't drag it home 'til Monday,
'Cause it sure weighed an awful lot.
Then I sat down to count it,
And much to my surprise,
A whole lotta little brown, little round coins,
Rolled out before my eyes
Chorus:
I've got a hundred thousand dollars worth of pennies,
Not a solitary dollar or a dime,
And I don't believe there's many,
Rich men with a problem like mine.
And I don't think this is any
Kind of ending to a perfect crime.
I've got a hundred thousand dollars worth of pennies,
And I'm spendin' it a penny at a time!
Now a steak sure would taste delicious,
And I've forgot how a beer would feel,
But the man just might get suspicious,
If I gave him eight hundred pennies for a meal.
So I guess I'll just weigh myself again,
And buy me another stick of gum,
I've got a hundred thousand dollars worth of pennies, Lord!
And I'm livin' like a penniless bum!
Chorus:
I've got a hundred thousand dollars worth of pennies,
Not a solitary dollar or a dime,
And I don't believe there's many,
Rich men with a problem like mine.
So I guess I'll just weigh myself again, And buy me another stick of gum, written on self great write great 10+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
WHO made a mistake? ? ? ? 100,000 pennies only equals 1,000 dollars, NOT 100,000 dollars. bri
The title is '100.000 Pennies', BUT the poem mentions 'a hundred thousand dollars worth of pennies
A free flight of creativity on winged imagination. A beautiful work of art.
I like very much the two concluding lines! 5 Stars full for this amazing poem
A hilarious poem as we are accustomed to read from the great North American Poet Shel Silverstein. Truly an excellent poem full of humor
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/17/2024 3:39:16 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Bahahaha. And inspiring. Witty, rhythmic, my typa poem.