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Rita was sixteen years |
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Hazel eyes and chestnut hair |
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She made the Woolworth counter shine |
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And Eddie was a sweet |
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Romancer and a darn good dancer |
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They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime |
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Now Eddie played the steel |
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Guitar and his mama cried |
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Cause he played in the bars |
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And kept young Rita out late at night |
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So they married up in Abilene |
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Lost a child in Tennessee |
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Oh still that love survived cause they'd sing |
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Dance a little closer to me |
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Dance a little closer now |
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Dance a little closer tonight |
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Dance a little closer to me |
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Cause it's closing time |
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And love's on sale tonight |
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At this five and dime |
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One of the boys in Eddie's band |
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Took a shine to Rita's hands |
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So Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife |
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Oh but he was back by |
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June singing a different tune |
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And sporting Miss Rita |
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Back by his side and he sang |
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Dance a little closer to me |
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Dance a little closer now |
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Dance a little closer tonight |
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Dance a little closer to me cause it's closing time |
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And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime |
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Eddie traveled with the barroom |
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Bands till arthritis took his hands |
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Now he sells insurance on the side |
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And Rita's got a house to keep |
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Dime store novels and a love so sweet |
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They dance to the radio late at night |
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And they sing |
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Dance a little closer to me |
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Dance a little closer now |
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Dance a little closer tonight |
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Dance a little closer to me cause it's closing time |
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And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime |
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Dance a little closer to me |
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Dance a little closer now |
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Dance a little closer tonight |
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Dance a little closer to me cause it's closing time |
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And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime |