Less Than a Penny

There are a few things For under a nickel; Like a lone Chicklet, Or a sliced pickle. But there’s so much more For less than a penny. You don’t think there’s any? Well I can list many. How ‘bout a smile, a hug, Most kinds of bugs. Read a book, write a letter; Do you need something better? Blow your nose, scratch your toes, Or donate old clothes. Dig a hole with a bowl, Not sing like Nat Cole. You can climb up a mountain And drink from a fountain. Walk through the mall In winter through fall. Snap both of your fingers, Throw horseshoe ringers. Roll one eye or two; Those are some things I do. For less than a Lincoln, A penny, one cent. Is the list running thin? Did I yet, make a dent? There’s no mystery, With the pleasures of free. There’s infinite value In a touch or a smile. So repeat after me And check history; That the best things in life Are less than a penn-y! You can laugh in the dark, Or cry in a park. Say no when you’d like, And call someone Mike. Bend down at the waist, Or take off in haste. Listen to thunder, Dream about plunder. Win at tic-tac-toe, Learn how to sew. Whittle a stick, Spell lickety-split. Wear something drab, And pick at a scab. Jump in a quarry, Or read this story. For less than a Lincoln, A penny, one cent, That’s what I was thinking; Now you know what I meant. There’s no mystery, About what’s for free. There’s infinite value In a touch or a smile. So repeat after me And check history. That the best things in life Are less than a penn-y!