Who composed the song “Ten Cents a Dance” by Ruth Etting?

The song “Ten Cents a Dance” by Ruth Etting was composed by Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers.

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Ten Cents a Dance

Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

I work at the Palace Ballroom
But, gee, that Palace is cheap
When I get back to my chilly hall room
I'm much too tired to sleep
I'm one of those lady teachers
A beautiful hostess, you know
The kind 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 breaking my eardrums
Customers crush my toes
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

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 holes at the toes
I'm here till closing time
Dance and be merry, it's only a dime

Trivia about the song Ten Cents a Dance by Ruth Etting

On which albums was the song “Ten Cents a Dance” released by Ruth Etting?: Ruth Etting released the song on the albums “The Original Recordings Of Ruth Etting”, “The Original Recordings of Ruth Etting: Love Me Or Leave Me” in 1955, “Ten Cents A Dance” in 1981, “Centenary Album” in 1997, and “Love Me or Leave Me” in 2006.
Who composed the song “Ten Cents a Dance” by Ruth Etting?: The song “Ten Cents a Dance” by Ruth Etting was composed by Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers.