It was most similar to comment#2 in that it ended“There wasn’t much left of poor Katy after the ball.”However, I remember the second line being. Much of the lady’s bits, as I recall, were put on a chair and I remember the last two lines as:My mum used to sing this to me when I was small. Apr 3, 2010 #2/9 Got it from Google After the Ball Was Over

I've heard a country version of it, and I think I've also heard the Irish group The Clancy Brothers sing it.Here are the lyrics (I found them by Googling the title): He's a very unfortunate, very unfortunate, very unfortunate man He's a very unfortunate, very unfortunate, very unfortunate manWhen she asked him to come and take out her glass eyeJust then her false nose clattered down on the floorAnd the poor lawyer, screaming, ran out of the door.Yay! And then she proceeded to take off her leg.

My father was a WWI vet and sang this to me when I was a boy.
Wasn’t until later in life I realized how twisted it was lolMy paternal Mennonite grandmother used to sing it like this when I was about 5, I’m now 61.

Nellie took out her glass eye Put her false teeth in the water Hung up her hair to dry..... What was left of poor Nellie After the ball.

The husband stood watching, with trembling lips, While she unfastened her counterfeit hips; Just then her false nose clattered down on the floor. Anonymous. There is a collection of different versions of these lyrics in the comments thread, which is fascinating, and seems to have taken on a life of its own. He had a beautiful voice and sand all those English music hall songs.My favorite was Nellie at the Ball(not Mary, Katie, Maggie etc…)The lyrics were similar to the above, but I like my Dad’s ending the best.. “And all that was left of Nellie,After the ball was over ,see her take out her glass eye,put her false teeth in the tumbler ,hang up her wig to dry .put her false leg in the corner and all that was left crept into the bed after the ball ..

"As I stood and I watched her, I thought I would faint,She was nearer to ninety than ta' nineteen years old.So come all you young fellers when you courtin' to goStill have questions? (look up) Mary DeWitt remembered one her Mother had sung.. After the ball was over Mary took out her glass eye Put her false teeth in some water Hung her false hair up to dry This is how I remember it…I remember my grandmother would sing it to me to calm us down. Wigs where big and covered in lice so hanging out to dry. Something like: My remembered version:These first few lines are sung in an episode of “Maude” (1972/3):The character is in her late 40s & remembers the song from her college sorority daysMy Dad served in the British Army in WWI. She hung her false hair on the wall on a peg. Put her false teeth in the tumbler; Stripped off her false nails and all. When she asked him to come and take out her glass eye. 0 0 0. It stretches out forever into the future.How on earth can there exist a time after the ball was over (and don’t get me started on the fact that it’s in the past tense)…when the ball will never stop being over once it has finished!! Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 9:56 pm | Permalink ‹ Home; Search. He had a bunch of them.I learned the song from an old WWI veteran in the 1950’s. Do you know where I could find the lyrics?

Her trembling husband got quite a surprise. Its popularity grew when it was performed regularly by John Philip Sousa and his band at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.

The one my mum loved singing to us as kids in the 50s was very similar to the ones I’ve read, but the ending, which I like the best, goes like this:Well known in Australia in 40-50’s. Due to lead and other poisons used in make up would problem course you to loose lims mostly legs. Get your answers by asking now.Sen. She took out her false teeth and she looked 29 Then she took off her false wig her bald head so told ... Then she took out her glass eye and the carpet it rolled Ah sweet Holy Moses she was ninety years old Now all ye young fellows when a courting you go Examine your damsel from her head to her toe Get married in time or you’ll surely be sold

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