A light shone
in the night
somewhere ahead
Blue turned
into green
then it was red
And stirring the night
loud music played
The light I saw
in the night was
a penny arcade
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 coloured
lights cascade
And music played
in 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 machines
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 coloured
lights cascade
And music played
in the penny arcade
Yes it played
and it played,
played all the time
Roll up and spend
your last dime
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 coloured
lights cascade
And music played
in the penny arcade
Yes it played
and it played,
played all the time
Roll up and
spend your last
Roll up and
spend your last
Roll up and spend
your last dime