Pretty Penny

"Pretty Penny"
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album Purple
Purple tracklist
Meatplow Vasoline Lounge Fly Interstate Love Song Still Remains Pretty Penny Silvergun Superman Big Empty Unglued Army Ants Kitchenware & Candybars

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Studio

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Pretty Penny	Purple Pretty Penny	3:42	March 1994	June 7, 1994

Live

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Pretty Penny	MTV Video Music Awards - Rock	3:59	September 8, 1994	August 5, 2003	DVD only.
Pretty Penny	Thank You		March 1994	November 11, 2003	Bootleg Footage (audience recording). Recorded at the Harptone Studios in March 1994 during the Purple recording sessions. DVD only.
Pretty Penny	98KUPD Acoustic 2013	3:46	September 26, 2013	November 29, 2013	Chester Bennington on vocals.
Pretty Penny	Arizona Acoustic Set	3:44	September 26, 2013	February 26, 2015	Chester Bennington on vocals. Uploaded to Stone Temple Pilots' official YouTube channel. Less editing than in the 98KUPD CD.

Lyrics

Album Version

Have you seen your mother girl
Has she gone away
Gone away and found the pearl
But the price she paid

Gone / When you wake in the morning
Gone / When you find that there's no one sleeping
Gone / Pretty Penny was her name
She was loved and we all will miss her

How far will you go I say
Just to bait a mouse
Shorter lived and longer gone
Can you figure out

Gone / When you wake in the morning
Gone / When you find that there's no one sleeping
Gone / Pretty Penny was her name
She was loved and we all will miss her

Have you lost your sister girl
She's all but blown away
Blown away and lost the pearl
And the price she paid

Gone / When you wake in the morning
Gone / When you find that there's no one sleeping
Gone / Pretty Penny was her name
She was loved and we all will miss her