The Magic Penny

from Ghost by Kate Rusby

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words trad & Kate Rusby, tune Kate Rusby

lyrics

saddled my horse and I galloped away,
Til’ I came to an ale house in town,
I called for some ale at the end of the day,
And here by the fire sat down

Chorus
And I had in my pocket a penny,
And a penny was all that I had,
I called for some ale at the end of the day,
But a penny was all that I had

I saw there two gentlemen playing at dice,
They took me for a soldier bold,
With my swagger and rapier and countenance nice,
Thought my pockets were lined with gold

Chorus
I had in my pocket a penny,
And a penny was all that I had,
With my swagger and rapier and countenance nice,
A penny was all that I had.

“Oh soldier dear sir” they said “do you play?”
“What stakes do you lay down?”
One said a guinea we’re meaning to play,
I said “let’s lay down five pound

Chorus
I had in my pocket a penny,
And a penny was all that I had,
One said a guinea we’re meaning to play,
But a penny was all that I had

I took up the dice and I threw them the main,
The night was free from curse,
The heavens I thanked for I managed to gain,
For I there down a moneyless purse.

Chorus
I had in my pocket a penny,
And a penny was all that I had,
The heavens I thanked for I managed to gain,
And a penny was all that I had.

Was ever a mortal as quarter as glad,
Courage galore in my spine,
With the littlest money that first I had,
Now I pray you to pour out the wine.

Chorus
And I had in my pocket a penny,
And a penny was all that I had,
With the littlest money that first I had,
A penny was all that I had.

Repeat

credits

from Ghost, released November 7, 2022
Vocal - Kate Rusby
Electric Guitar - John Doyle
Tenor Guitar - Damien O’Kane
Double Bass - Duncan Lyall
Diatonic Accordion - Nick Cooke

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Kate Rusby England, UK

Forever proud to call herself a folk singer, Kate celebrates her own 50 yrs with her 'Established 1973' tours.

2022 marked 30 yrs as a professional musician with the album 30:Happy Returns

Hand Me Down (2020) was her highest-charting album.

Named in the Top 10 Folk Voices of the Century and a Mercury Prize in 1999

Yorkshire roots the carols in her Christmas tour. ... more

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