[Verse 1]
Any news was good news
And the feelin' was bad at home
I was out of my 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

[Verse 2]
You were Lady Bayside
There was nothing that I could do
So I pointed my car down Seventh Avenue
Lonnie swept the playroom
And 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
(You gotta bring it on home)
Bring back the Boston rag
[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
(You gotta bring it on home)
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
(Bring it back, bring it back now)
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
(Been so long)
Bring back the Boston rag