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Frances Black
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After the Ball
A little maiden climbed an old man's knee Begs for a story - 'Do, uncle, please!' Why are you lonely; why do you roam? Have you no sweetheart; have you no home?' 'I had a sweetheart, long long ago; Why we were not wed, you will soon know. List to my story, I'll tell it all, I broke her heart then, after the ball.' After the ball is over, Just at the break of dawn After the dance is ended; And all the stars are gone; Many is the heart tha'ts aching, If you could read them all; Many the hopes that have vanished After the ball.
'Low lights were shining in the grand ballroom, Softly the organ was playing the tunes. Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com There stood my sweetheart, my love, my own - 'I wished some water; leave me alone.' When I returned, dear, there stood a man, Kissing my sweetheart, as lovers can. Down went the glass, pet, broken the fall Just as my heart was, after the ball.' After the ball is over . . . .
'Many years have gone by, I've never wed True to my first love, though she is dead. She tried to tell me, tried to explain; I would not listen, pleading in vain. One day a letter came from this man, He was her brother - the letter ran. That's why I'm lonely, no home at all; I broke her heart then after the ball.' After the ball is over . . . .
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