Ten Cents A Dance Lyrics
The song Ten Cents A Dance is performed by Ella Fitzgerald in the album named The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books in the year 1993 .
I work at the palace ballroom
But gee, that palace is cheap
When I get back to my chilly hallroom
I'm much too tired to sleep
I'm one of those lady teachers
A beautiful hostess you know
One that the palace features
At exactly a dime a throw
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 ear drums
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
Fighters and sailors and bow-legged tailors
Can pay for their tickets 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 bows
Stockings are porous with holes at the toes
I'm here till closing time
Dance and be merry, it's only a dime
Sometimes I think, I've found my hero
But it's a queer romance
All that you need is a ticket
Come on, come on big boy
Ten cents a dance
Ella Fitzgerald - The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
Nov 1993
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- Anything Goes
- Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today)
- Too Darn Hot
- In The Still Of The Night
- I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Do I Love You?
- (I'm) Always True To You In My Fashion
- Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Master Take)
- Just One Of Those Things
- Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
- All Of You
- Begin The Beguine
- Get Out Of Town
- I Am In Love
- From This Moment On
- I Love Paris
- You Do Something To Me
- Ridin' High
- Easy To Love
- It's All Right With Me
- Why Can't You Behave?
- What Is This Thing Called Love?
- You're The Top
- Love For Sale
- It's DeLovely
- Night And Day
- Ace In The Hole
- So In Love
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- I Concentrate On You
- Don't Fence Me In
- You're The Top
- I Concentrate On You
- Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
- Have You Met Miss Jones?
- You Took Advantage Of Me
- A Ship Without A Sail
- To Keep My Love Alive
- Dancing On The Ceiling
- The Lady Is A Tramp
- With A Song In My Heart
- Manhattan
- Johnny One Note
- I Wish I Were In Love Again
- Spring Is Here
- It Never Entered My Mind
- This Can't Be Love
- Thou Swell
- My Romance
- Where Or When
- Little Girl Blue
- Give It Back To The Indians
- Ten Cents A Dance
- There's A Small Hotel
- I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- Ev'rything I've Got
- I Could Write A Book
- Blue Room
- My Funny Valentine
- Bewitched
- Mountain Greenery
- Wait Till You See Her
- Lover (Stereo Version)
- Isn't It Romantic?
- Here In My Arms
- Blue Moon
- My Heart Stood Still
- I've Got Five Dollars
- Lover (Mono Version)
- Rockin' In Rhythm
- Drop Me Off In Harlem
- Day Dream
- Caravan
- Take The "A" Train
- I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
- Clementine
- I Didn't Know About You
- I'm Beginning To See The Light
- Lost In Meditation
- Perdido
- Cotton Tail
- Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
- Just Sittin And A Rockin
- Solitude
- Rocks In My Bed
- Satin Doll
- Sophisticated Lady
- Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
- It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
- Azure
- I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
- In A Sentimental Mood
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore
- Prelude To A Kiss
- Mood Indigo
- In A Mellow Tone
- Love You Madly
- Lush Life
- Squatty Roo
- I'm Just A Lucky So And So
- All Too Soon
- Everything But You
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- Bli-Blip
- Chelsea Bridge
- Portrait Of Ella Fitzgerald
- The E And D Blues (E For Ella And D For Duke)
- Rehearsal
- Chelsea Bridge
- Let's Face The Music And Dance
- You're Laughing At Me
- Let Yourself Go
- You Can Have Him
- Russian Lullaby
- Puttin' On The Ritz
- Get Thee Behind Me Satan
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails
- How About Me?
- Cheek To Cheek
- I Used To Be Color Blind
- Lazy
- How Deep Is The Ocean?
- All By Myself
- Remember
- Suppertime
- How's Chances?
- Heat Wave
- Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain)
- You Keep Coming Back Like A Song
- Reaching For The Moon
- Slumming On Park Avenue
- The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On)
- I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
- Now It Can Be Told
- Always
- It's A Lovely Day Today
- Change Partners
- No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)
- I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
- Blue Skies
- Ambulatory Suite
- The Preludes
- Sam And Delilah
- But Not For Me
- My One And Only
- Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
- (I've Got) Beginner's Luck
- Oh, Lady Be Good
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Things Are Looking Up
- Just Another Rhumba
- How Long Has This Been Going On?
- 'S Wonderful
- The Man I Love
- That Certain Feeling
- By Strauss
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- The Real American Folk Song
- Who Cares?
- Looking For A Boy
- They All Laughed
- My Cousin In Milwaukee
- Somebody From Somewhere
- A Foggy Day
- Clap Yo' Hands
- For You For Me For Evermore
- Stiff Upper Lip
- Boy Wanted
- Strike Up The Band
- Soon
- I've Got A Crush On You
- Bidin' My Time
- Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?
- Of Thee I Sing
- The Half Of It Dearie Blues
- I Was Doing All Right
- He Loves And She Loves
- Love Is Sweeping The Country
- Treat Me Rough
- Our Love Is Here To Stay
- Slap That Bass
- Isn't It A Pity
- Shall We Dance?
- Love Walked In
- You've Got What Gets Me
- They Can't Take That Away From Me
- Embraceable You
- I Can't Be Bothered Now
- Boy What Love Has Done To Me
- Fascinating Rhythm
- Funny Face
- Lorelei
- Oh So Nice
- Let's Kiss And Make Up
- I Got Rhythm
- Somebody Loves Me
- Cheerful Little Earful
- Oh, Lady, Be Good!
- But Not For Me
- Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)
- Let's Fall In Love
- Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time)
- Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
- My Shining Hour
- Hooray For Love
- This Time The Dream's On Me
- That Old Black Magic
- I've Got The World On A String
- Let's Take A Walk Around The Block
- Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)
- Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
- When The Sun Comes Out
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- As Long As I Live
- Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
- It's Only A Paper Moon
- The Man That Got Away
- One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
- It Was Written In The Stars
- Get Happy
- I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
- Out Of This World
- Over The Rainbow
- Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
- Sing My Heart
- Let's Take A Walk Around The Block
- Sing My Heart
- Let's Begin
- A Fine Romance
- All The Things You Are
- I'll Be Hard To Handle
- You Couldn't Be Cuter
- She Didn't Say Yes
- I'm Old Fashioned
- Remind Me
- The Way You Look Tonight
- Yesterdays
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
- Why Was I Born?
- Too Marvelous For Words
- Early Autumn
- Day In Day Out
- Laura
- This Time The Dream's On Me
- Skylark
- Single-O
- Something's Gotta Give
- Trav'lin Light
- Midnight Sun
- Dream (When You're Feeling Blue)
- I Remember You
- When A Woman Loves A Man
Ten Cents A Dance