There was a man walked up and down To see where he could dine in to-o-own There was a man walked up and down To see where he could dine in town
He came into a gorgeous place And entered in with modest gra-a-ace He came into a gorgeous place And entered in with modest grace
The me-an-u he looked it through To see what three half-pence would do-oo-oo The me-an-u he looked it through To see what three half-pence would do
And all that it would do at all Was just the one meat ba-a-all And all that it would do at all Was just the one meat ball
He called the waiter down the hall And softly murmured, one meat ba-a-all He called the waiter down the hall And softly murmured, one meat ball
The waiter bellowed down the hall This gentleman here wants one meat ba-a-all The waiter bellowed down the hall This gentleman here wants one meat ball
The man unto the waiter said Please may I have a piece of bre-e-ad The man unto the waiter said Please may I have a piece of bread The waiter bellowed down the hall You don’t get bread with one meat ba-a-all The waiter bellowed down the hall You don’t get bread with one meat ball