[1st verse:]
|
I had a wonderful dream last night
|
I never saw such a lovely sight
|
I dreamt that the warring nations were at a ball
|
There wasn't anyone talking fight
|
They realized that it wasn't right
|
And this is just what I noticed in the hall
|
|
[Refrain:]
|
The King of England danced
|
With the President of France
|
The Crown Prince of Germany
|
Danced with the King of Hungary
|
They all laid down their swords
|
While the different Dukes and Lords
|
All shouted "We don't want any more talk of war talk"
|
They started drinking to each other like brothers
|
They drank a toast to each other's flag
|
The Russian Czar said to the Kaiser
|
"Let's drink some Budweiser"
|
Then he shook his hand while a German band
|
Played an American rag
|
|
[2nd verse:]
|
The Russian Czar wet his lips with wine
|
And started whistling the "Wacht am Rhein"
|
The Kaiser sang "Tipperary" without a pause
|
They kept it up till the break of day
|
Then when they started to go away
|
The whole world rang out with gladness just because
|
|
-----------------
|
While The Band Played An American Rag
|
| Irving Berlin |
