there was an old, blind man
who stood on the corner down town

he was holding a cup
filled up with nothing
from the christmas shopping crowd
and though i barely came up to
the top of his cane
i reached up and gave him
every cent to my name.

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three little pennies.
were all that i had
one that i'd found
two from my dad
three little pennies not much of a gift
but Dad said "that's
plenty, if it's all you can
give."

that evening my dad told a
wonderful story to me
about a child and the manger.
the wise men who came bearing
gifts on the first christmas
eve.
there was a part i'm sure he made up
about a stable boy who couldn't give much..
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(chorus)
three little pennies.
were all that he had
one that he'd found
two from his dad
three little pennies not much of a gift
but Dad said "that's
plenty if it's all you can
give."

next morning was christmas
and i had prayed hard for a bike
but all that i found was the tiniest box
with three shiny pennies inside

and i was so disapointed
because i had been good
but times had been bad so i understood.
and daddy said:

"three little pennies.
were all that you had
but you gave them freely
so i gave them back
three little pennies not much of a gift
you'r bike is outside because you've
learned how to give"