Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes
and Chestnut hair.
She made the Woolworth counter shine.
And Eddie was a sweet romancer and darn good dancer.
And they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime.
And they'd sing:
CHORUS:
Dance a little closer to me.
Dance a little closer now.
Dance a little closer tonight.
Dance a little closer to me.
Hey, its 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.
And he kept young Rita out late at night.
So they married up in Abeline
Lost a child in Tennessee.
'Cause they'd sing:
CHORUS
One of the boy's in Eddie's band took a shine at 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 He'd sing:
CHORUS
Eddie traveled with the bar room men.
'Til arthritis took his hands.
Now he sells insurance on the side.
And Rita's got her house to keep.
She writes dime store novels of the love so sweet.
They dance to the radio late at night.
And still sing:
CHORUS
(First verse again)
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:13.32]Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes
[00:16.95]and Chestnut hair.
[00:19.71]She made the Woolworth counter shine.
[00:25.53]And Eddie was a sweet romancer and darn good dancer.
[00:31.74]And they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime.
[00:37.50]And they'd sing:
[00:37.77]CHORUS:
[00:38.04]Dance a little closer to me.
[00:41.13]Dance a little closer now.
[00:44.31]Dance a little closer tonight.
[00:50.40]Dance a little closer to me.
[00:53.88]Hey, its closing time and love's on sale tonight at this five and dime.
[01:02.70]Eddie played the steel guitar
[01:04.77]and his momma cried 'cause he played in the bars.
[01:08.85]And he kept young Rita out late at night.
[01:14.76]So they married up in Abeline
[01:16.35]Lost a child in Tennessee.
[01:25.83]'Cause they'd sing:
[01:43.14]CHORUS
[01:51.81]One of the boy's in Eddie's band took a shine at Rita's hand.
[01:58.32]So Eddie ran off with the bass-man's wife.
[02:01.53]Oh, but he was back by June Singin' a different tune.
[02:18.06]And He'd sing:
[02:32.64]CHORUS
[03:06.33]Eddie traveled with the bar room men.
[03:09.24]'Til arthritis took his hands.
[03:12.51]Now he sells insurance on the side.
[03:19.05]And Rita's got her house to keep.
[03:21.00]She writes dime store novels of the love so sweet.
[03:25.20]They dance to the radio late at night.
[04:14.61]And still sing:
[04:15.03]CHORUS
[04:28.56](First verse again)
Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes
and Chestnut hair.
She made the Woolworth counter shine.
And Eddie was a sweet romancer and darn good dancer.
And they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime.
And they'd sing:
CHORUS:
Dance a little closer to me.
Dance a little closer now.
Dance a little closer tonight.
Dance a little closer to me.
Hey, its 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.
And he kept young Rita out late at night.
So they married up in Abeline
Lost a child in Tennessee.
'Cause they'd sing:
CHORUS
One of the boy's in Eddie's band took a shine at 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 He'd sing:
CHORUS
Eddie traveled with the bar room men.
'Til arthritis took his hands.
Now he sells insurance on the side.
And Rita's got her house to keep.
She writes dime store novels of the love so sweet.
They dance to the radio late at night.
And still sing:
CHORUS
(First verse again)
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:13.32]Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes
[00:16.95]and Chestnut hair.
[00:19.71]She made the Woolworth counter shine.
[00:25.53]And Eddie was a sweet romancer and darn good dancer.
[00:31.74]And they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime.
[00:37.50]And they'd sing:
[00:37.77]CHORUS:
[00:38.04]Dance a little closer to me.
[00:41.13]Dance a little closer now.
[00:44.31]Dance a little closer tonight.
[00:50.40]Dance a little closer to me.
[00:53.88]Hey, its closing time and love's on sale tonight at this five and dime.
[01:02.70]Eddie played the steel guitar
[01:04.77]and his momma cried 'cause he played in the bars.
[01:08.85]And he kept young Rita out late at night.
[01:14.76]So they married up in Abeline
[01:16.35]Lost a child in Tennessee.
[01:25.83]'Cause they'd sing:
[01:43.14]CHORUS
[01:51.81]One of the boy's in Eddie's band took a shine at Rita's hand.
[01:58.32]So Eddie ran off with the bass-man's wife.
[02:01.53]Oh, but he was back by June Singin' a different tune.
[02:18.06]And He'd sing:
[02:32.64]CHORUS
[03:06.33]Eddie traveled with the bar room men.
[03:09.24]'Til arthritis took his hands.
[03:12.51]Now he sells insurance on the side.
[03:19.05]And Rita's got her house to keep.
[03:21.00]She writes dime store novels of the love so sweet.
[03:25.20]They dance to the radio late at night.
[04:14.61]And still sing:
[04:15.03]CHORUS
[04:28.56](First verse again)
(Nanci Griffith)
She owned a hotel on the Jersey shore
She made her living sending sailors door to door
He was the small one with a crooked smile
Oh,...
Once there was a tree....
and she loved a little boy.
And everyday the boy would come
and he would gather her leaves
and make them into crowns
and pla...
All this for nothing, yeah yeah yeah
You know that you can give love a reason
Give love a chance
We tumble and fall, together we crawl
Forever we'll ...
I could build a mansion
that is higher than the trees
I could have all the gifts I want
and never ask please
I could fly to Paris
it\'s at my beck and...
My mother came to America
Back in the Thirties
With the streets paved in gold
And the sky laced with moonbeams
Mothers and daughters, fathers and sons...
(Tom Waits)
Never saw the morning till I stayed up all night
Never saw the sunshine till I turned out the light
Never saw my hometown till I stayed aw...
(Nanci Griffith - James Hooker)
I don't wanna talk about love
'cause I've heard it before ...
And it talks too loud
You can hear it in a disco midnigh...
The evening fell just like a star
Left a trail behind
If this is love we're crazy
As we fight like cats and dogs
I just know there's got to be more
S...
Morning Song for Sally -Nanci Griffith
As the morning light stretched
In across my bed
I thought of you
Remembering your laughing eyes
And all we said...