STUDENT-SONGS, EDITED BY RICHARD STORRS WILLIS. No. 6. THE LONE FISH-BALL AN AMERICAN STUDENT-SONG.
NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY FIRTH, POND & CO. No. 1 FRANKLIN SQUARE. [1855]
On page 1:
The Lone Fish-Ball: Founded on a Boston Fact! (In the Chorus of which, all assembled companies are expected to unite.) Sung by the Students of Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.
The lyrics are nearly identical to the Sigmund Spaeth version posted by Tiger above.
The sheet music indicates that each verse is to be sung twice: once by a soloist, then repeated in 4-part harmony.