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.