Some red hot ragtime, 1913.
words and music by Irving Berlin
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Lyrics
- 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 Mrs. 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 everybody twice
It wasn’t long before I ordered a fan
And before the break of dawn
I put my overcoat in pawn
Sung here by Fred Feild: