Three Little Pennies

D A G D A There was an old blind man stood on the corner downtown D A G D G D G A He was holding a cup filled up with nothin' from the Christmas shopping crowd G A And though I barely came up to the top of his cane G A I reached up and gave him every cent to my name D A D Three little pennies were all that I had G D A One that I found and two from my Dad D A D Three little pennies not much of a gift G D D But Dad said that plenty if its all you can give D A A That evening my Dad told a wonderful story to me D A D about a child in a manger and wiseman who came G D A baring gifts on the first Christmas Eve G A There was a part that I was sure he made up about a G A stable boy who couldn't give much D A D Three little pennies were all that I had G D A One that I found and two from my Dad D A D Three little pennies not much of a gift G D D But Dad said that plenty if its all you can give D A G D GA Next mornin was Christmas and I had prayed hard for a bike D A G D G D A But all that I found was the tiniest box with three shiny pennies inside G A But I was so disappointed cause I had been good G A But times have been bad so I understood and Daddy said D A G D Three little pennies were all that I had G D A You gave them freely so I gave'm back D A D Three little pennies not much of a gift G D D Your bike is outside cause you've learned how to give