At The Devil's Ball 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 15 Feb 2006
2006

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 ball,
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.

At the devil's ball,
at the devil's ball,
I saw the cute Mrs. Devil,
so pretty and fat,
dressed in a beautiful fireman's hat;
Ephraham, the leader man,
who led the band last fall,
he played 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 motherinlaw
dancing with the devil
Oh! the little devil,
dancing at the devil's ball.

At the devil's ball,
at the devil's ball,
I saw the cute Mrs. Devil,
so pretty and fat,
dressed in a beautiful fireman's hat;
Ephraham, the leader man,
who led the band last fall,
he played 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 motherinlaw
dancing with the devil
Oh! the little devil,
dancing at the devil's ball.

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 everybody twice.
It wasn't long before I ordered a fan;
and before the break of dawn,
I put my overcoat in pawn.

At the devil's ball,
at the devil's ball,
I saw the cute Mrs. Devil,
so pretty and fat,
dressed in a beautiful fireman's hat;
Ephraham, the leader man,
who led the band last fall,
he played 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 motherinlaw
dancing with the devil
Oh! the little devil,
dancing at the devil's ball.

At the devil's ball,
at the devil's ball,
I saw the cute Mrs. Devil,
so pretty and fat,
dressed in a beautiful fireman's hat;
Ephraham, the leader man,
who led the band last fall,
he played 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 motherinlaw
dancing with the devil
Oh! the little devil,
dancing at the devil's ball.

Soft karaoke
Words
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lyric
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At The Devil's Ball 1913
Words and Music by Irving Berlin
© 1913 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 15 February 2006 at 21.43
in association with Doug Grierson
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