Ten Cents A Dance (For Walt) Harmonica Tabs

TEN CENTS A DANCE RUTH ETTING

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I work at the Pal-ace Ball-room

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But, gee that pal-ace is cheap

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When I get back to my chil-ly hall room

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I’m much too tir-ed to sleep

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I’m one of those la-dy teach-ers

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A beau-ti-ful host-ess you know

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One that the pal-ace fea-tures

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At ex-act-ly a dime a throw.

REFRAIN

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Ten cents a dance, that’s what they pay me

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Gosh, how they weigh me down

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Ten cents a dance, pan-sies and rough guys

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Tough guys who tear my gown

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Sev-en to mid-night I hear drums

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Loud-ly the sax-o-phone blows

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Trum-pets are tear-ing my ear-drums

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Cus-to-mers crush my toes

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Some-times I think I’ve found my he-ro

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But it’s a queer ro-mance

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All that you need is a tick-et

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Come on, big boy, ten cents a dance

PATTER

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Fight-ers and sail-ors and bow-leg-ged tail-ors

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Can pay for their tick-ets and rent me

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Butch-ers and bar-bers and rats from the har-bors

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Are sweet-hearts my good luck has sent me

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Though I’ve a cho-rus of el-der-ly beaux

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Stock-ings are po-rous with holes at the toes

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I’m here till clos-ing time

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Dance and be mer-ry it’s on-ly a dime

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Some-times I think I’ve found my he-ro

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But it’s a queer ro-mance

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All that you need is a tick-et

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Come on big boy ten cents a dance

ENJOY!!!