Looks like this would be a good song to add to the collection called Lyr Add: Irish songs about balls, wakes, soirees. I'll add a link there to this thread.

A complete mp3 file of this recording is available at http://www.aardvarkmastering.com/edison.htm. Here's my transcription.

FINNEGAN'S IN AGAIN (THERE'S THE DEVIL OF A TIME)
Words, Henry Creamer; music, Billy Hickey and Billy Joyce ©1924.

1. Sure it was Old Erin's Ball, in Erin's Hall, the seventeenth of March.
Ev'rything was bright at least for Ireland's peaceful sons and daughters.
Sure the Doogans and the Coogans and the Clancys all were out.
By and by, the fight began and they heard Murphy shout:

CHORUS: It's Finnegan,
For the love of Mike, he's in again.
Soon the trouble will begin again
Now that Finnegan's around.
Go tell the doorman, Flanagan
For to call up Doctor Brannigan.
Telephone him that old Finnegan
Is in again
And he's runnin' around in his bare skin again.
Hooligan,
Try and get the neighbors cool again.
Stand in front of Miss O'Toole again
For the sake of auld lang syne.
Can you see him, Mrs. Cassidy?
Flanagan,
Tell the leader of the band again
To play off again, on again.
Finnegan's in again,
And there's the divil of a time.

[INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE: THE IRISH WASHERWOMAN]
[CHORUS]

2. Peace reigned at Old Erin's Ball in Erin's Hall the seventeenth of March.
Ev'rything was running fine. Without the wine, the folks were merry.
Sure Bedelia and Cecilia entered in the jig and reel.
In the midst of all the joy, they heard Cecilia squeal:

[CHORUS]

[As sung by Robert Denning on Edison Diamond Disk 51294-L. The B-side of this record (51294-R) was THE LITTLE WOODEN WHISTLE WOULDN'T WHISTLE.]