The Tale of Twopenny - Austin Wintory

Little boy

Listen, I’ll tell

Little boy

You can do well

Buy and then sell,

Your pockets to swell,

Go straight to hell like Twopenny!

Little boy Follow his lead

Step by step

You could succeed!

Wealth guaranteed!

Never have need!

Lie there and bleed like Twopenny!

Twopenny

Twopenny

His assets were many

His silk purses burst at the seams

Twopenny,

Twopenny,

Now he’s not got any!

Invested by worms

for infinite terms,

the maggots long squirm in Twopenny!

Men of wealth

Borrow and lend

What dark deal

Brought him his end?

Whose coin did he spend?

Which loyal friend

Drew a dread dividend from Twopenny?

Sea of blood

Watch as he drowns

As he sinks

So goes the pound

Shillings and crowns

Princes and clowns

We all go down with Twopenny!

Twopenny

Twopenny

His goblet now empty

His fine wine is splashed on the stones!

Twopenny

Twopenny

A hero to many

Decays in his vault

Entombed with his gold

Like pharaohs of old, old Twopenny!

Twopenny

Twopenny

Old Philip Twopenny

My son, study closely his tale

Twopenny

Twopenny

Oh sing it again he’s

A turd that’s interred for eternity

Suck on it, old Phillip Twopenny!