At the Charleney's ball,
people said one and all
You're the belle of the ball, Mrs. Mulligan
We had one steps and two steps
and the devil knows what new steps
We swore that we'd never be dull again
We had a wine parter and lem onade
We had cocktails and cocoa and all
We had champagne that night
and we'd real pain next mornin'
The night that we danced
at the Charladies' ball
At the Charladies' dance,
how the people did prance
At the head of the mall, Mrs Mulligan
And she danced by herself
while asleep on the shelf
Lay her husband, the fool,
who was full again
We had a wine parter and lemonade
We had cocktails and cocoa and all
We had champagne that night
and we'd real pain next mornin'
The night that we danced
at the Charladies Ball
Well, the Charladies Ball
ended up in a brawl
And the cause of it's all
Mrs. Mulligan
Young Sean was the fellow
who turned blue and yellow
When old Mulligan's fist
smashed his skull again
We poured our wine, porter,
and lemonade
Into cocktails and cocoa and all
We had great fun that night
and we'd real pain next mornin'
The night that we danced
at the Challenay's ball