Sixpence
Lyrics
I've got sixpence, jolly, jolly sixpence, I've got sixpence to last me all my life. I've got twopence to spend and twopence to lend, and tupence to send home to my wife, poor wife. Chorus: No cares have I to grieve me, No pretty little girls to deceive me, I'm happy as a lark, believe me, As we go rolling rolling home. Rolling home, (rolling home), Rolling home, (rolling home), By the light of the silvery moon, Happy as the day, when the staff gets paid, as we go rolling, rolling home. I've got fourpence, jolly, jolly fourpence, I've got fourpence to last me all my life. I've got twopence to spend and twopence to lend, and no pence to send home to my wife, poor wife. I've got twopence, jolly, jolly twopence, I've got twopence to last me all my life. I've got twopence to spend and no pence to lend, and no pence to send home to my wife, poor wife. I've got no pence, jolly, jolly no pence, I've got no pence to last me all my life. I've got no pence to spend and no pence to lend, and no pence to send home to my wife, poor wife.
Credits
This song was sung mostly by Resident Protestant Chaplain, Rev. Richard Morgan for many years. This was always well received by the staff and Scouts alike.