At the Devil's Ball
[1st verse]:
I had a dream, last night,
That filled me full of fright:
I dreamt that I was with the Devil, below,
In his great big fiery hall,
Where the Devil was giving a ball.
I checked my coat and hat
And started gazing at
The merry crowd that came to witness the show;
And I must confess to you.
There were many there I knew.
[chorus]:
At the Devil's Ball,
At the Devil's Ball
I saw the cute Missus Devil, so pretty and fat,
Dress'd in a beautiful fireman's hat;
Ephraham, the Leader man, who led the band last fall,
He play'd the music at the Devil's Ball,
In the Devil's hall,
I saw the funniest devil that I ever saw
Taking the tickets from folks at the door;
I caught a glimpse of my mother-in-law
Dancing with the Devil,
Oh! the little Devil,
Dancing at the Devil's Ball.
[2nd verse]:
The Devil's Pa and Ma
Were standing at the bar,
Conversing with the little fellow who first
Put the pain in champagne wine,
He was pouring it out in a stein
I bought a round of ice
For ev'rybody twice,
It wasn't long before I ordered a fan;
And before the break of dawn
I put my overcoat in pawn.
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