You might think a single penny   Isn't worth too much these days   That it has so little value   You could throw a few away      If you passed one on the sidewalk   Would it even slow you down   Well, I learned about small treasures   When I saw one on the ground      I found a special penny   Right there for me to see   Gleaming and bright and shining   Somehow it called to me      So I put it in my pocket   And it came where I would go   Everyone who touched this Penny   Would quickly start to grow      They would stand up straight and stronger   They would think and laugh and cry   They would instantly be richer   They would look you in the eye      I found a special penny   Right there for me to see   Gleaming and bright and shining   Somehow it called to me      But the inside of my pocket   Was too tiny and dark and too tight   And one day my special Penny   Had lost a little light      So I took it from my pocket   And I placed it 'neath a tree   'Cause I knew this special penny   Was not only just for me      And that's where I hope you find it   Though this world may break you down   That's why a Special Penny   Is a treasure to be found      I found a special penny   Right there for me to see   Gleaming and bright and shining   Somehow it called to me