Ruth Etting - Ten Cents A Dance

Please enjoy. Sorry for my hiatus.

Lyrics:

I work at the Palace Ballroom,
But gee, that palace is cheap,
When I get back to my chilly hallroom,
I'm much too tired to sleep.

I'm one of those lady teachers,
A beautiful hostess, you know,
The kind the Palace features
At exactly a dime a throw.

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 breaking 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 a ticket and rent me;
Butchers and barbers and rats from the harbor
Are sweethearts my good luck has sent me.

Though I've a chorus of elderly beaus,
Stockings are porous with holes in the toes,
I'm there till closing time,
Dance and be merry; it's only a dime.

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 breaking 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.

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Tags:

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• cents

[xpnxi]

bioshock!

[kinkybleeech]

Bioshock 2.

:')

[MrNorthPaw]

thanks man always good to listen while doing homework.

[soulleskill]

lol, i can sing along!

[Gman308877]

Thanks for uploading this, one of my favorites from Bioshock 2.