Billy Johnson's Ball - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
BILLY JOHNSON'S BALL. 
Billy Johnson had been married Just a twelve months and a day. When he sent his friends some letters, In which he went to say: As how about just two months since A baby had been sent, So he'd give a ball to celebrate The glorious event. 
Chorus. Lar dar de dar and doodle, doodle, diddle, They played upon the fiddle, and went up and down the middle; Such jolly boys and pretty girls, enough to please you all, A regular brilliant sort of spree was Billy Johnson's ball. 
There were the Jones-es-es, and the Brown-as-as, And the Smith-es-es a score; The Spriggins-es, the Scoggins-es, And half a dozen more. In Billy's room there wasn't room To dance a decent jig. So he went and took a big one At "The Tinder-Box and Pig" 
Spoken-An efficient band was provided, consisting of a fiddle, a tin whistle and a Jew's harp, and they played-Chorus. 
They introduced the baby, And we kissed it twice all 'round; Mrs. Johnson was quite overcome, Fell fainting to the ground. But they brought her to with water, And a drop of something in; And when she felt herself again, The dancing did begin.-Chorus. 
In and out and round about, Such a ball was never seen; And every now and then We'd a drop to drink between. Billy Johnson he got dancing With all the girls he'd find; Mrs. Johnson she grew jealous, And declared he was unkind. 
Spoken-I make it a rule never to interfere in family quarrels, so I chose a lovely creature in red And yellow, and we glided into the-Chorus. 
I drank love to the Jones-es, I drank love to the Browns; I tried to keep on dancing, but 'Twas somehow ops and downs. To tell you how it ended, I really am not able; For I found myself next morning Lying underneath the table. 
Spoken-I felt rather confused, 'till a friend reminded rue that I had been doing the-Chorus.