Any news was good news
And the feelin' was bad at home
I was out of mind and you were on the phone
Lonnie was the kingpin
Back in nineteen sixty-five
I was singing this song when Lonnie came alive
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
Bring back the Boston rag
You were lady bay side
There was nothing that I could do
So I pointed my car down seventh avenue
Lonnie swept the playroom
Then he swallowed up all he found
It was forty-eight hours till Lonnie came around
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
Bring back the Boston rag
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