ANITA O'DAY

- Ten Cents A Dance Lyrics

I work at the Palace Ballroom, but
Gee that Palace is cheap;
When I get back to my chilly hall room
I'm much too tired to sleep
I'm one of those lady teachers
A beautiful hostess, you know
The kind the Palace features
For only 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 tearing my eardrums
Customers crush my toes
Sometime 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 ticket and rent me!
Butchers and barbers and rats from the harbors
Are sweethearts my good luck has sent 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

Sometime 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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When was Ten Cents A Dance released?


Ten Cents A Dance is first released on January 01, 1960 as part of Anita O'day's album "Swings Rogers and Hart" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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Which genre is Ten Cents A Dance?


Ten Cents A Dance falls under the genre Jazz.
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How long is the song Ten Cents A Dance?


Ten Cents A Dance song length is 2 minutes and 15 seconds.
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Record Label(s): 1960 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc
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