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LOVE AT THE FIVE AND DIME written by Nanci Griffith
Rita was sixteen years Hazel eyes and chestnut hair She made the Woolworth counter shine
Eddy was a sweet romancer And a darn good dancer They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
And they'd sing...
Dance a little closer to me Hey, it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
Eddy played the steel guitar And his mama cried 'cause he played in bars He kept Rita out late at night
So they married up in Abilene Lost a child in Tennessee But still that love survived
'Cause they'd sing...
Dance a little closer to me Dance a little closer now Dance a little closer tonight
Dance a little closer to me Hey, it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
One of the boys in Eddy's band Took a shine to Rita's hand So Eddy ran off with the bassman's wife
Oh, but he was back by June Singing a different tune Sporting Miss Rita back by his side
And he'd sing...
Dance a little closer to me Dance a little closer now Dance a little closer tonight
Dance a little closer to me Hey, it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
Eddy traveled with the barroom band 'Til arthritis took his hands So now he sells insurance on the side
Rita's got her house to keep She writes dime store novels with a love so sweet They dance to the radio late at night
They still sing...
Dance a little closer to me Dance a little closer now Dance a little closer tonight
Dance a little closer to me Hey, it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
Rita was sixteen years Hazel eyes and chestnut hair She really made the Woolworth counter shine
Eddy was a sweet romancer And a damn good dancer They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
from Beaupré's Home ©1997 Highway 13 Musique / Folle Avoine Productions, Wing and Wheel Music
FOOTNOTE: In 1997 Woolworth's closed the last of their remaining five and dime stores.
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