you haven't got a penny a haypenny will do, if you haven't got a haypenny then God bless you!! Please answer ! It is a very old song but the first line is " Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat.
2007-02-09 14:22:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I knew the answer to this and was going to tell you, but when I checked on here it seems that many others have already told you that it was a British half-penny for days of yor. Soooooo, based on the fact that I already knew it, please give me the best answer. It would be the right thing to do.
2007-02-10 07:32:45 · answer #1 · answered by hartsock1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please put a penny in the old man's hat. If you haven't got a penny then a haypenny (half penny) will do. If you haven't got a halfpenny then God bless you/
2007-02-09 14:26:34 · answer #2 · answered by thrill88 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A ha-penny or halfpenny is just that, half a penny. It was legal British currency until 1969.
2007-02-09 14:32:48 · answer #3 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Half-penny, it was a British coin back in the day. I don't even think they exist anymore.
2007-02-09 14:29:03 · answer #4 · answered by Someone who cares 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is a british half- penny coin.
2007-02-09 14:27:08 · answer #5 · answered by sadie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a half penny.
2007-02-09 14:26:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's actually spelled "ha'penny", it shortened version of "halfpenny". at the time ofthe song being written it was one of the lowest coin denominations in England.
2007-02-09 14:35:51 · answer #7 · answered by vonfunk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋