Ten cents a dance
That's what they pay me,
Gosh, how they weigh me down!
Ten cents a dance
Pansies and rough guys
Tough guys who tear my gown!
Seven to midnight I hear drums.
Loudly the saxophone blows.
Trumpets are tearing my eardrums.
Customers crush my toes.
Sometimes I think
I've found my hero,
But it's a queer romance.
All that you need is a ticket
Come on, big boy, ten cents a dance.
Fighters and sailors
And bowlegged tailors
Can pay for their tickets and rent me!
Butchers and barbers
And rats from the harbors
Are sweethearts my good luck has send me.
Though I've a chorus of elderly beaux ,
Stockings are porous with holes at the toes.
I'm here till closing time.
Dance and be merry, it's only a dime.
Sometimes I think
I've found my hero,
But it's a queer romance.
All that you need is a ticket
Come on, big boy, ten cents a dance.
Come on, come on, come on,
Come on, come on, big boy, ten cents a dance.
