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I’ve got sixpence
Jolly jolly sixpence
To last me all my life
I’ve got two pence to spend
And two pence to lend
And two pence to send home to my wife poor wife
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 is the day when we line up for our pay
As we go rolling, rolling home.
On the second verse sing fourpence
“. . . And no pence to sent home to my wife (poor wife).”
On the third verse sing twopence
“. . . And no pence to lend, and no pence to send home to my wife (poor wife).”
On the fourth verse sing no pence
“No pence to spend, and no pence to lend, and no pence to send home to my wife
(poor wife).”
Variations:
On the fifth verse sing credit
“I’ve got credit, credit to lend, credit to spend, and bills to send home to my wife.”
Swap “Happy is the day when we line up for our pay” for:
- “when the camp staff gets paid”
- “when the camp staff goes away”
- “when the campers go away”
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References:
- “I’ve Got Sixpence.” Sheet Music Singer, 13 Aug. 2022, http://www.sheetmusicsinger.com/ive-got-sixpence/. Accessed 8 May 2025.
- “The Official Camp Horseshoe Song Book.” Horseshoe Scout Reservation Alumni Association, museum.hsraa.org/public_artifacts_1/4_1068.pdf. Accessed 8 May 2025.
- “The Transatlantic Council Campfire Radio.” Jack Horntip Collection, http://www.horntip.com/html/books_&_MSS/2000s/2008-05-12_www-tac-bsa-org–tac_songbook_(PDF)/2008-05-12_www-tac-bsa-org–tac_songbook.pdf. Accessed 8 May 2025.
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