Penny Arcade

Album: Singles Collection (1969)
Charted: 27
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  • A light shown in the night some way ahead, blue turned into green then it was red
    And stirring the night love music played the light I saw in the night was a penny arcade

    Hey step up and play each machine seemed to say,as I walked round and round the penny arcade
    Just ring the bell on the big bagatelle and you'll make all those colored lights cascade
    And music played at the penny arcade, yes it played and it played, played all the time
    Roll up and spend your last dime

    At first I thought it a dream that I was in, lost, lost in a sea of glass and tin
    But no, so dipping my hand in the back of my jeans I grabbed a handful of coins to feed the machine

    Hey step up and play each machine seemed to say,as I walked round and round the penny arcade
    Just ring the bell on the big bagatelle and you'll make all those colored lights cascade
    And music played at the penny arcade, yes it played and it played, played all the time
    Roll up and spend your last dime

    Oh! step up and play each machine seemed to say,as I walked round and round the penny arcade
    Just ring the bell on the big bagatelle and you'll make all those colored lights cascade
    And music played at the penny arcade, yes it played and it played, played all the time
    Roll up and spend your last dime

    Roll up and spend your last, roll up and spend your last, roll up and spend your last dime! Writer/s: SAMMY KING
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Jo from AustraliaI was looking for the meaning of the word Bagatelle. One “thing” lead to another and I found myself here. I enjoyed reading these song facts. I sang along hearing the word coin in the song I love rock ‘n’ roll. I suspect that’s because I was a 13 year old Australian who had no idea what a dime was. “put another coin in the jukebox...”. Works for me. Cheers.
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