RITA WAS SIXTEEN YEARS
HAZEL EYES AND CHESTNUT HAIR
SHE MADE THE
WOOLWORTH'S COUNTER SHINE
AND EDDIE WAS
A SWEET ROMANCER
AND A DARN GOOD DANCER
AND THEY'D WALTZ THE AISLES
OF THE FIVE AND DIME
AND 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
'CAUSE IT'S CLOSING TIME
AND LOVE'S ON SALE TONIGHT
AT THIS FIVE AND DIME
EDDIE PLAYED THE STEEL GUITAR
AND HIS MOMMA CRIED
'CAUSE HE PLAYED IN THE BARS
HE KEPT YOUNG 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
'CAUSE IT'S CLOSING TIME
AND LOVE'S ON SALE TONIGHT
AT THIS FIVE AND DIME
ONE OF THE BOYS
IN EDDIE'S BAND
TOOK A SHINE TO RITA'S HAND
SO, EDDIE RAN OFF
WITH THE BASS-MAN'S WIFE
OH, BUT HE WAS BACK BY JUNE
SINGIN' A DIFFERENT TUNE
AND SPORTING MISS RITA
BACK BY HIS SIDE
AND HE SANG
DANCE A LITTLE CLOSER TO ME
DANCE A LITTLE CLOSER NOW
DANCE A LITTLE CLOSER TONIGHT
DANCE A LITTLE CLOSER TO ME
'CAUSE IT'S CLOSING TIME
AND LOVE'S ON SALE TONIGHT
AT THIS FIVE AND DIME
EDDIE TRAVELLED
WITH THE BAR ROOM BANDS
'TIL ARTHRITIS TOOK HIS HANDS
NOW HE SELLS INSURANCE
ON THE SIDE
AND RITA'S GOT
HER HOUSE TO KEEP
DIME STORE NOVELS
AND A LOVE SO SWEET
THEY DANCE 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 IT'S CLOSING TIME
AND LOVE'S ON SALE TONIGHT
AT THIS FIVE AND DIME
'CAUSE RITA WAS SIXTEEN YEARS
HAZEL EYES AND CHESTNUT HAIR
SHE REALLY MADE THE
WOOLWORTH'S COUNTER SHINE
AND EDDIE WAS
A SWEET ROMANCER
AND A DARN GOOD DANCER
AND THEY'D WALTZ THE AISLES
OF THE FIVE AND DIME
AND THEY'D WALTZ THE AISLES
OF THE FIVE AND DIME
AND THEY'D WALTZ THE AISLES
OF THE FIVE AND DIME