A PENNY A KISS, A PENNY A HUG
Words and music by Buddy Kaye and Ralph Care, ©1950.
As recorded by Eddy Howard & His Orchestra, ca. 1950.

CHORUS 1: A penny a kiss, a penny a hug.
We're gonna save our pennies in a big brown jug.
A penny a kiss, a penny a hug.
Oh, how rich we're gonna be!

1. I'm gonna save a penny ev'ry time I hold you tight,
And we're gonna watch the pennies grow.
I'm gonna save a penny ev'ry time we kiss goodnight,
And, darlin', when we're married, we can own a bungalow. CHORUS 1

2. I'm gonna save a penny ev'ry time we take a walk,
Add another on a rainy day.
I'm gonna save a penny ev'ry time we baby-talk,
And, darlin', when we're married, we can furnish right away.

CHORUS 2: A table, a chair, a lamp and a rug,
We're gonna save our pennies in a big brown jug.
A penny a kiss, a penny a hug.
Oh, how rich we're gonna be!

3. I'm gonna save a penny ev'ry time I think of you,
Right from mornin' till I say my prayers.
I'm gonna save a penny for the dreamin' that we do,
And, darlin', by the time we're married, we'll be millionaires.

[INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS]

4. I'm gonna save a penny when we're cuddled in a clinch
Closer than a quarter after three.
With all the savin' that we do, it's practic'lly a cinch
That ev'ryone in town will think we own a money tree. CHORUS 1

[Also recorded by Tony Martin & Dinah Shore; The Andrews Sisters, Lou Dinning & Tennessee Ernie Ford.]