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.
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.
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.
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.