Ten Cents A Dance
Lorenz Hart (w), Richard Rodgers (m)
Simple Simon, 1930
VERSE
I work at the Palace Ballroom,
But, gee that Palace is cheap,
When I get back to my chilly hall room
I'm much to tired to sleep.
I'm one of those lady teachers,
A beautiful hostess, you know,
The kind the Palace features
For only a dime a throw.
REFRAIN
Ten cents a dance--
That's what they pay me,
Gosh, how they weigh me down!
Ten cents a dance--
Pansies and rough guys,
Tough guys who tear my gown!
Seven to midnight I hear drums.
Loudly the saxophone blows.
Trumpets are tearing my eardrums.
Customers crush my toes.
Sometimes I think
I've found my hero,
But it's a queer romance.
All that you need is a ticket.
Come on, big boy, ten cents a dance.
PATTER
Fighters and sailors and bowlegged tailors
Can pay for their ticket and rent me!
Butchers and barbers and rats from the harbors
Are sweethearts my good luck has sent me.
Though I've a chorus of elderly beaux,
Stockings are porous with hole at the toes.
I'm here till closing time.
Dance and be merry, it's only a dime.
TAG
Sometime I think
I've found my hero,
But it's a queer romance.
All that you need is a ticket.
Come on, big boy, ten cents a dance.
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| Recorded | Performers | Label | Cat.# | Matrix |
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| | June Pursell | Brunswick | 4827 | LAE792 |
| 03/04/1930 | Ruth Etting | Columbia | 2146-D | W150062 |
| 03/10/1930 | High Hatters | Victor | 22353 | 59620 |
| 06/26/1930 | Willie Creager & His Orchestra | Banner | 753 | 9830 |
| 06/26/1930 | Willie Creager's Orchestra | Conqueror | 7579 | 9830 |
| 06/26/1930 | Willie Creager & His Orchestra | Oriole | 2003 | 9830 |
| 06/26/1930 | Willie Creager & His Orchestra | Perfect | 15328 | 9830 |
| 06/26/1930 | Willie Creager & His Orchestra | Regal | 10059 | 9830 |
| 06/26/1930 | Willie Creager & His Orchestra | Romeo | 1368 | 9830 |
| 07/01/1935 | Ruth Etting | Columbia | 3085-D | 17751 |
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Year | Title | Medium | Type | Usage |
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1930 | Simple Simon | stage | stage original | introduced |