1 {title:Love at the Five and Dime}
5 [C]Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hair
6 [F]She really made the Woolworth counter shine
7 [C]Eddie was a sweet romancer, and a damn fine dancer
8 [F]They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
10 [C]Eddie played the steel guitar, and his mama cried cuz he played in the bars
11 [F]And kept young Rita out late at night
12 [C]So they married up in Abilene, lost a child in Tennessee
13 [F]Still that love survived, 'cause they'd sing
18 [C]Dance a little closer to me, [Dm] dance a little closer now
19 [C]Dance a little closer tonight[Dm]
20 [C]Dance a little closer to me, [Dm]'cause it's closing time
21 [G]And love's on sale tonight at this five and [C] dime
24 One of the boys in Eddie's band took a shine to Rita's hands
25 So Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife
26 Oh but he was back by June, singin' a different tune
27 And sportin' miss Rita back by is side. And he sang...
31 Eddie traveled with the barroom bands till arthritis took his hands
32 Now he sells insurance on the side
33 Rita's got a house to keep, writes dimestore novels of a love so sweet
34 They dance to the radio late at night. And they sing:
38 Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hair
39 She really made the Woolworth counter shine
40 Eddie was a sweet romancer, and a darn good dancer
41 And they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime...