Somewhere There’s Always a Ball

[Verse 1]
My God, I am blinder than a bat
The sun is poison for my eyes
Oh, do I feel weird
I should've stayed in bed
Just 1 P.M., too soon to rise

Oh no! Who is going to clear this mess?
What clutter am I living in?
A housewife's work is never done; I guess it's best
That I don't even try to begin

My husband is a composer
And he needs to be inspired
This is the task I must fulfil
At night I'd better be not tired

[Chorus]
Somewhere there's always a ball
Wouldn't it be a shame if I missed the amusement
Of swirling and twirling and whirling to music
With a smilе upon my face
And a crimson paper rose in my hair?

[Verse 2]
Evеn as a child, I was humble
I never wished to be the first
Ambition only causes pain
Duties and errands and chores
Were things I always cursed
I always was opposed to strain

Mama told me I'd end up in the poorhouse
I thought, so what! That's better than some factory
The people I admired never seemed to work a lot
Enjoying life, that's more like me

Some say that I could rise to fame
On Vienna's opera stage
And though I guess that fame is worth the aim
I prefer to do what's all the rage

[Chorus]
'Cause somewhere there's always a ball
And I'd trade any day for a night of romancing
Wherever, whatever, I'll never stop dancing
With a smile upon my face
And a crimson paper rose in my hair

[Bridge]
And if someday I should lose my love
Who is all I care about
I'd cry and curse the Lord above
But at night I would go out

[Chorus]
'Cause somewhere there's always a ball
Wouldn't it be a shame if I missed the amusement
Of swirling and twirling and whirling to music
With a smile upon my face
And a crimson paper rose in my hair?

Wouldn't it be a shame if I missed the amusement?