Three Penny Opera

Three Penny Opera A penny for your thoughts she said And paid-up cash, right on the spot I think I love you was my reply Do you have another penny or are you Planning to get my thoughts for free? She drew me close, pressing her softness Against a man now empty of rational thought And I wondered if I should give her change Another penny appeared in my hand Just as my lips reached out to kiss hers I like the way you think, She said As yet another penny found my palm I think I’ll leave you to imagine the rest Of this threepenny opera for yourself I have more pressing business to attend to…