In the town of Milton one Brian Flannigan    Battered away till his money was spent   Then he hit a big one and felt like a man again   Bought a three decker with two floors for rent      He threw a big party for friends and relations   At a grand old place called Florian Hall   And if you’ll just listen I’ll make your eyes glisten   To the rows and the ructions of Flannigan’s ball      Six long months I spent in Quincy,   Six long months doing nothing at all   Six long months I spent in Quincy   Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball   I stepped out and I stepped in again   I stepped out and I stepped in again   I stepped out and I stepped in again    Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball      Free beer on tap and wine for the ladies   Ziti and sauce for Mark Porzio   There were Faheys and Bradys, Mcauliffes and Daleys    Courtin' the girls and dancing away.      Brian Tully sang out in his finest form   The patron’s responded and I lead em all   I'd spent 6 months at Forbes academy   Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball      Six long months I spent in Quincy,   Six long months doing nothing at all   Six long months I spent in Quincy   Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball   I stepped out and I stepped in again   I stepped out and I stepped in again   I stepped out and I stepped in again    Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball      The boys were hammered   The girls were hearty   Dancing around in couples and groups   An accident happened to young Dennis Flemming   Put his right leg through Miss Finneran's hoops      This gal she fainted and cried bloody murder   Called for her sons and gathered them all   Christopher swore   He’d go no further   Till he had revenge at Flannigan's ball      Six long months I spent in Quincy,   Six long months doing nothing at all,   Six long months I spent in Quincy   Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball   I stepped out and I stepped in again,   I stepped out and I stepped in again,    I stepped out and I stepped in again    Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball.      In the midst of the melee Miss Collins fainted   Her cheeks by now were as red as a rose   Some of the boys declared she was plastered   Had a small drop to much I suppose      Young Scotty Jenkins so big and able   Saw his fair Colleen stretched by the wall   Tore the left leg from under the table   And smashed all the dishes at Flannigan's ball      Boy oh boy now this was a rumble   Myself took a lick from mean Ricky Green    But I soon replied to that fine introduction   And gave him a terrible kick in the spleen      Talent the Piper nearly got strangled   They squeezed on his bellows, chanters and all,   The girls in the middle nearly got trampled   And that put an end to Flannigan's ball      Six long months I spent in Quincy,   Six long months doing nothing at all,   Six long months I spent in Quincy   Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball   I stepped out and I stepped in again,   I stepped out and I stepped in again,    I stepped out and I stepped in again    Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball.