My Grannie used to say to me When I was very
small, That she remembered well the day She
went to her first ball, How in her dress of crinoline she
sat from two till eight, And how through all those
hours she wept For fear she might be late; But
Grand-pa-pa and Grand-ma-ma had never even met When
Grand-pa-pa asked Grand-ma-ma for the second Munuet.
The hall, she said, was like a dream of blue and gold and red, And
Grand-ma-ma was quite the belle (At least so Grand-ma said,) And
all the men were very smart in coats of ev'ry hue, But
one, the fairest of them all, was dress'd in palest blue, And
Grand-pa-pa and Grand-ma-ma had never even met When
Grand-pa-pa asked Grand-ma-ma for the second Minuet.
The man in blue came passing by, And chanc'd to turn his
head, He fell at once in love with her (At
least so Grand-ma said,) And that is all a-
bout the Ball that I to tell you dare 'Cos Grand-pa-pa and
Grand-ma-ma are sleeping over there; But
Grand-pa-pa and Grand-ma-ma had never really met When
Grand-pa-pa kissed Grand-ma-ma in the second Minuet.




--NOTE-- I copied the lyrics exactly from my sheet music!!!
         EVERYTHING IS EXACT!!!