Sit yourself down and hear my song I've far to go so I won't stay long To make you feel happy is my only trade I've lived my whole life in a penny arcade My father was old and he kept the place clean My mother fed coins to the movie machines And the sisters' religion were the songs that were played Inside all the bells in the penny arcade My friend, I'll tell you I've got lots to do But now it feels right to be close to you So I'll hang up my cane and exploding cigar Just tell me you want me around I first had my own calliope And burst on the scene when I was just three I loved all the noise nickelodeons made While playing a tune in the penny arcade My friend, I'll tell you I've got lots to do But now it feels right to be close to you So I'll hang up my cane and exploding cigar Just tell me you want me around Sit yourself down and hear my song I've far to go so I won't stay long To make you feel happy is my only trade I've lived my whole life in a penny arcade I've lived my whole life in a penny arcade