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Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
I would that I were low laid in my grave.
I am not worth this coil that's made for read more
I would that I were low laid in my grave.
I am not worth this coil that's made for me.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
'Tis fortune gives us birth,
But Jove alone endues the soul with worth.
'Tis fortune gives us birth,
But Jove alone endues the soul with worth.
Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.
Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.
In native worth and honour clad.
In native worth and honour clad.