A pocketful of sympathy br Is really rather wonderful br To stop a scratch from stinging br Or a bruise from black and bluing br br A pocketful of sympathy br Can stop a heart from hurting br Or catch a tear that's falling br Like a raindropp down a cheek br br A pocketful of sympathy br Costs absolutely nothing br It's the cheapest kind of plaster br That you'll ever ever find br br And a pocketful of sympathy br Is like Lindsay's Magic Pudding br 'Cos the more of it you give away br The more you leave behindbr br Alison Cassidybr br