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
[Chorus]
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
Bring back the Boston rag
You were Lady Bayside
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
[Chorus]
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
Bring back the Boston rag