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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