American Old Time Song Lyrics: 12 Please Give Me A Penny, Sir
Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 12
Please Give Me a Penny, Sir?
Please give me a penny, sir?
My mother dear is dead,
And, oh, I am so hungry, sir,
A penny please, for bread?
All day I have been asking.
But no one heeds my cry,
Will you not give me something?
Or surely I must die.
Chorus.
Please give me a penny, sir?
My mother dear is dead,
And, oh, I am so hungry, sir,
A penny please, for bread?
Please give me a penny, sir?
You won't say no, to me,
Because I'm poor and ragged, sir.
And, oh, so cold you see.
We were not always begging,
We once were rich like you,
But father died a drunkard,
And mother she died, too.-Chorus.
Please give me a penny, sir?
Is heard on every side,
Lisped by little trembling lips,
And singing on life's tide.
Oh, listen to their pleadings,
And pity these, the poor,
Then blessings brought from heaven,
Will shine on thee the more.-Chorus.