Roy Orbison - Penny Arcade Lyrics
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.
As I walked round and round the penny arcade.
"Just ring the bell on the big bagatelle
And you'll make all the 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.
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 the coloured lights cascade."
"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 the coloured lights cascade."
"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!"
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Roy Orbison Penny Arcade Comments
Gives me a nostalgic rush
2020 still listening who’s with me
God bless you sweetheart, an honest soul, play up the Glasgow Rangers💙
My grandma has requested this to be played at her funeral which is next week 💔💔
Sorry for your loss x
2020. This song was my grandpa's favourite. Miss you ❤
Hahahhahahhahahahhhahahahhhahahhahhahahahahahahahaahhaxxx👍👍👍👍👍👍
@Tammy Hunter right back at you 🤣👌
Love roy .as you get older you appreciate the older artists
celtic 1 - 2 Rangers
Have a good new year big man 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🤜
Fuckin Yad
Yes love it
Up the gers x
I don’t do football I couldn’t care if it’s a Celtic or rangers song. I know a line dance to this song so that’s why I’m here not that yall asked 😂😂 ps merry Christmas
I'm a celtic fan and have a guilt about loving this song 😭
Yep... ;)
Fuck rangers they ruined this song.....
Sure thing
The song my dad choose for his funeral..miss you dad
this is my favorite song i listened to it ever day
Can’t go wrong with Roy always listening no matter what year
Loved Roy some great songs and great voice 🥰💋💕🏴
oh yeah my wife doesn't understand
Chr Joe>RISE
who did tne backing...studio singers a lady
Sing it all the time in the vineyard moreton wirral...blackdog
My Daughter steered me to this beautiful song...Laura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqud08hUjTw
Sammy King, from Dewsbury yorkshire the man who wrote Roy Orbison hit Penny Arcade
And did he register it with the PRS ?
This is such a great song by a great singer
Brilliant. 🔴⚪️🔵🇬🇧
Played this at me mums funeral as she sang it brilliant on karaoke
Best song ever
used to be nan's favourite, rip nan
Was in ma Kelly and the singer sang it . Brilliant
MO salah
Paphos Gardens Cyprus 2019
The Belgrave Hotel tenby signature tune.
Love this old song
Come on everyone, this is a great song especially for a wedding or birthday to get everyone on the floor. Lets do it
Another magnificent song, which evokes every arcade I have been in.
Fabulous
sure am.................my old boss was a huge Roy fan. Roy had one of the best, purest voices ever...............and the most tragic life
Am 30 and I've listened to this song since I was a kid I love it play all the time roll up and spend your last dime they don't make music like this no more
why do people like this song? I love orbison but its terrible man, come on
john marcus we are the people that’s why 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Up the Glasgow Rangers, what an anthem
When Elvis was asked who the greatest singer was, he said...Roy Orbison
Fuck the Pope
Boring!!!!!!
Rangers fans? 🔴⚪️🔵
Taylor.mcilroy 4 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
My Karaoke song ___get requests for it!! 🎤🎤🎤🎤😊😊😊😊😊
This is a classic that no-one knows anything about.
🎼Roll up and smoke your last dime🎼........improvise
Big shout out to Sammy King who wrote this song.
these lyrics are not very accurate...
All these Celtic and rangers fans need to fuck off Scottish football is irrelevant
Anyone still listening 2019? ❤️
Fuck off
Lew 287 us celts love it 🏴
No, just watching.
Listening in 2020
I must admit rangers have adopted a few good songs over the years and that is inclusive of simply the best but time ran out Glasgow is green and white
Sammy King who wrote Penny Arcade performing the song for the first time with a choir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtTjHfJYa1o
Please do more songs
My uncle sings penny arcade in the pub🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
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No Celtic are the people Glasgow is green and white
FOLLOW FOLLOW
Up the rangers
Real Legend!
Fantastic I love the gers 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲
What an inspiring song, evoking images of the arcades I have been in.
Do you not owe that tae tax man you last dime
Andrea Morgan go back to touching kids ya fenian prick
Every time me and my wife go to Blackpool our coach driver plays this because the first thing we see are the arcades. Its a classic song and always gets us in the mood for a holiday
Great wee song ! WATP
After my Dad passed away two years ago, my uncle told me that he sung this on a skiing holiday. We played this at my Dad's wake. Few days after my Dad's funeral, I away to Poland and I heard this song in a bar in Krakow. Funny how life works.
big o r.i.p.
My friend plays this in his pub he runs i love this song im a Manchester United fan & like rangers too
Yes love tae am Celtic fan too
You’re very dumb then, you don’t know the meaning why rangers fans sing this. You sound like an idiot
Pray for this tomorrow x x x
Rangers fc unofficial anthem WATP
any rangers fan
Me tae mate . I had my fifty birthday at my local pub and I sang most was penny arcade
Oh the rangers are shite 💚🍀
Hapnin Bro if we’re so shite then why was it one nil on the 29th
Winzeye mate you have only beat us aboot 2 times over the past 2 years
Hapnin Bro about to be three today
Winzeye ok then you believe that 😉
Winzeye 3 times yeah 😉2-1 yassss 💚
love this
Это прекрасно 🌝👌💙💙💙
Makes me proud ...
Celtic fan but I do love this song
Sam Rowbottom don’t think anyone can blame ye there pal.
Good tune by Roy...catchy.
What's the rangers connection?
This song always take me back when days were happy xxx
Who doesn't sing to this one?
There was a girl on holiday and she was always in the amusements and this makes me sad that I’ll never see her again
The only reason
loved penny arcade well before rangers anthem as i did with never walk alone with liverpool and celtic but as i remember in the sixties it was a great song without football chants
Amandas? Anyone?
If this song is about Rangers or Chelsea then it must be shit.
I love your songs
Dream lover
Song of the Glasgow big boys!
jog come just to make sure your email address and password
My heart beats to this song
My funeral song love it
My last laugh to everyone !!
Brill tune lol
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