Lyrics to
A Bad Penny

This version of A Bad Penny was released by Cat Stevens in 1974.

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Oh don’t say those same idle lies
Ive heard them before
This fool who left his heart on an early train
won’t buy no more

Oh no don’t use
those same weeping eyes
Ill wipe them no more
I didn’t want to have to be cruel
But the truth must be said
And you ain’t heard enough

Oh it was not so long ago
Since you wandered out of here
To become a silver model
Of a city on the air
So don’t choke me with your lies
Because this man has open eyes
And I can see
I can see I can tell

I had it enough
All those sneaky bars and smart parties
Had enough
All those sweet friends and lovers
Ive Ive had enough
All those lonely rooms
And blank faces
Had enough
And I want you I want you no more
I want you I want you no more

Oh don’t say those same idle lies
Ive heard them before
This fool who left his heart on an early train
won’t buy no more

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About Lyrics and A Bad Penny by Cat Stevens

The lyrics for A Bad Penny are defined as the words making up the song released by Cat Stevens in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to A Bad Penny have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Cat Stevens and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to A Bad Penny by Cat Stevens if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to A Bad Penny" means the words set to the music of A Bad Penny, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Cat Stevens. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to A Bad Penny and the lyrics to A Bad Penny are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Cat Stevens who came here looking just for the lyrics to A Bad Penny, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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