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Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison


Background information
Birth name Roy Kelton Orbison
Born April 23, 1936
Born place Vernon, Texas, United States
Died December 6, 1988
Death place Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genre(s) Rockabilly
Pop
Years active 1954—1988
Label(s) Virgin Records
Asylum Records
Mercury Records
London Records
PolyGram Records
Monument Records
Sun Records
MGM Distribution
Associated acts Traveling Wilburys
Class of '55
Website Website



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Roy Orbison Lyrics

"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.

“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�?.

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 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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