Dominic Behan recorded the following part of the song on an EP record in about 1962.

At the charladies 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 we would never be dull again We had wine, porter and lemonade We cocktails and cocoa and all We had champagne that night, and we'd real pains next morning The night that we danced at the charladies ball