Rita was sixteen years

Hazel eyes and chestnut hair

She made the Woolworth counter shine

Eddie was a sweet romancer

And a darn good dancer

They'd waltz the aisles of the Five & Dime

Eddie played the steel guitar

His mama cried 'cuz he played in the bars

And he kept young Rita out late at night

So they married up in Abilene

Lost a child in Tennessee

But still that love survived

Chorus: And they'd sing

Dance a little closer to me

Dance a closer now

Dance a little closer tonight

Dance a little closer to me

'cuz it's closing time

And love's on sale tonight

At the Five & Dime

One of the boys in Eddie's band

Took a shine to 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 sportin' miss Rita by his side

(Chorus)

Eddie travelled with his bar room band

'Till arthritis took his hands

Now he sells insurance on the side

Rita's got her house to keep

She writes dimestore novels

Of a love so sweet

They dance to the radio late at night

(Chorus)

Rita was sixteen years

Hazel eyes and chestnut hair

She really made the Woolworth counter shine

Eddie was a sweet romancer

And a darn good dancer

They'd waltz the aisles of the Five & Dime