At The Prohibition Ball
Words by Alex Gerber
Music by Abner Silver
Published 1919

[verse 1]
There will be, there will be quite a national affair;
Wait and see, wait and see, ev'rybody will be there!
All the folks will come from ev'ry state,
Ev'rywhere they'll congregate,
It will be the night before the Prohibition Law!

[refrain]
We'll be at the Prohibition Ball,
There we'll mix with Mister Alcohol;
Folks will pay their last respects
to Highballs and to Horse's Necks;
The Gin we got from the Land of Cotton,
Will be gone but not forgotten.
They we'll say farewell to old champagne,
We may never taste a drop again;
It's gonna take till early morn
To say Goodbye to Barley corn,
We'll celebrate at the Prohibition Ball!

[verse 2]
You'll be there, you'll be there, don't overlook the date;
And prepare, and prepare to be there to celebrate!
Eat a lot of fish, I'll tell you why,
That's the time you should feel dry,
You know it's the night before the Prohibition Law!

[repeat refrain]