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)
At the Devil's ball (At the Devil's ball)
I saw the cute Mrs. Devil so pretty and fat
Dressed in a beautiful firemen's hat

Ephraim the leader man who led the band last fall (What did he do?)
He played the music at the Devil's ball (At the Devil's ball)
In the Devil's hall (In the Devil's hall)
I saw the funniest devil that I ever saw
Taking the tickets from the folks at the door

I caught a glimpse of my mother-in-law
Dancing with the Devil (Oh that little devil)
Dancing at the Devil's ball
The Devil's ma and pa 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 sty

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 broke my overcoat in pawn

At the Devil's ball (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 firemen's hat

Ephraim the leader man who led the band last fall (What did he do?)
He played the music at the Devil's ball (At the Devil's ball)
In the Devil's hall (In the Devil's hall)
I saw the funniest devil that I ever saw
Taking the tickets from the folks at the door

I caught a glimpse of my mother-in-law
Dancing with the Devil (Oh that little devil)
Dancing at the Devil's ball