Verse 1
[Dm]
I had a dream, last night,
[Dm]
That filled me full of fright:
[Dm]
I dreamt that I was with the Devil, below,
[C]
In his great big fiery hall,
[F]
Where the Devil was giving a ball.
[Dm]
I checked my coat and hat
[Dm]
And started gazing at
[Dm]
The merry crowd that came to witness the show;
[G]
And I must confess to you.
[C] [C7]
There were many there I knew.
Chorus
[F]
At the Devil's Ball,
[C]
At the Devil's Ball
[C] [F]
I saw the cute Missus Devil, so pretty and fat,
[C] [F]
Dress'd in a beautiful fireman's hat;
[G] [C] [C7]
Ephraham, the Leader man, who led the band last fall,
[F]
He play'd the music at the Devil's Ball,
[C]
In the Devil's hall,
[C] [F]
I saw the funniest devil that I ever saw
[C] [F]
Taking the tickets from folks at the door;
[A#] [A] [Dm] [G]
I caught a glimpse of my mother-in-law
[G] [C]
Dancing with the Devil,
[G] [C]
Oh! the little Devil,
[G] [C] [F]
Dancing at the Devil's Ball.
Verse 2
[Dm]
The Devil's Pa and Ma
[Dm]
Were standing at the bar,
[Dm]
Conversing with the little fellow who first
[C]
Put the pain in champagne wine,
[F]
They were pouring it out in a stein
[Dm]
I bought a round of ice
[Dm]
For ev'rybody twice,
[Dm]
It wasn't long before I ordered a fan;
[G]
And before the break of dawn
[C] [C7]
I put my overcoat in pawn.
Chorus
[F]
At the Devil's Ball,
[C]
At the Devil's Ball
[C] [F]
I saw the cute Missus Devil, so pretty and fat,
[C] [F]
Dress'd in a beautiful fireman's hat;
[G] [C] [C7]
Ephraham, the Leader man, who led the band last fall,
[F]
He play'd the music at the Devil's Ball,
[C]
In the Devil's hall,
[C] [F]
I saw the funniest devil that I ever saw
[C] [F]
Taking the tickets from folks at the door;
[A#] [A] [Dm] [G]
I caught a glimpse of my mother-in-law
[G] [C]
Dancing with the Devil,
[G] [C]
Oh! the little Devil,
[G] [C] [F]
Dancing at the Devil's Ball.
