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I'm Rich!
On Saturday, I found a penny
It wasn't shiny, wasn't new
But still I dreamed of all the things
With that penny I could do
I could buy a three-ring circus
With acrobats and a dancing bear
Lions, tigers, and that guy
Who fends them off with just a chair
I could buy a silver airplane
And fly from New York to Madrid
Then to Paris and to Moscow.
Beijing, just to say I did.
I could buy a word processor
Write a modern-day best-seller
After all, the kids in school
Shouldn't have to read Old Yeller
I could buy some animals
And open up a petting zoo
Some ducks, a llama, and a goat
Maybe a crocodile...or two
I could buy an amusement park
Ride roller-coasters so divine
Eat cotton candy, funnel cake
And never, ever stand in line
I could buy a microscope
See germs and such with my own eyes
Who knows what I might discover
I'd probably win a Nobel Prize!
I could buy a deserted island
Name it after my dog Bailey
Relax each night around the fire
Sit and play the ukulele
Or maybe I should keep my penny
And not spend it at this time.
On second thought, I think I will.
You see, I just now found a dime.
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