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.