[Hook] I've been saving all my pennies in a box of Good & Plentys [Verse 1] I could tell you a story about a Millionaire if you want to hear a story, I don't care He went from Raleigh to Texas with a Ba**et hound He hopped the train in Memphis, wearing nothing but a wedding gown And he took his favorite enemy he put him in a bottle and set him off to sea [Verse 2] I could tell you a secret about this Millionaire He was my friend in the army and now his whole estates for sale He built a beautiful tower In a snowy globe
And when you shook it there's a storm of money There's only one golden road that leads there [Verse 3] I knew a lion trainer who had a run of fame He cut himself shaving and now he's in heaven [Verse 4] Thirty years in showbiz Thirty long years It's a lifetime, my child, I've been running wild Thirty years in showbiz Thirty long years I've got a hell of an act, but Lynn wants me back [Hook] And I've been saving all my pennies in a box of Good & Plentys And I'm going to buy you a ring