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rita was 16 years hazel eyes and chestnut hair she really made the woolworth counter shine and eddy was a sweet romancer and a darn good dancer and they'd waltz the isles of the 5 and dime and eddy played the steel guitar and his momma cried cause he played in the bars and kept young rita out late at night so they married up in abilene lost a child in tenesee oh but still their love survived cause theyd sing dance a little closer to me dance a little closer now dance a little closer tonight dance a little closer to me cause its closing time and loves on sale tonight at this five and dime one of the boys in eddys band took a shine to ritas hand so eddy ran off with the basemans wife oh but he was back by june singing a different tune and sporting miss rita back by his side and he said dance a little closer to me dance a little closer now dance a little closer tonight dance a little closer to me cause its cloing time and loves on sale tonight at this five and dime eddy traveled with the barroom bands til arthritis took his hands and now he sells insurence on the side and ritas got a house to keep dime store novels and a love so sweet they danced to the radio late at night and they sing dance a little closer to me dance a little closer now dance a little closer tonight dance a little closer to me cause its closing time and loves on sale tonight at the five and dime rita was 16 years hazel eyes and chestnut hair she realy made the woolworths counter shine eddy was a sweet romancer and a darn good dancer and theyd waltz the isles of the 5 and dime |