well i really had a ball last night i held all the pretty girls tight i was feeling single and seeing double and wound up in a whole lotta trouble today i ll face a big fight but i really had a ball last night i came home from work this morning my little woman was a feelin low she told me what was on her mind and she told me where i could go well i didn t go where she told me to cause the water was cold in the lake there s something fishy bout this whole deal i don t see where i made a mistake yeah i really had a ball last night i held all the pretty girls tight i was feeling single and seeing double and getting me in a whole lotta trouble today i faced a big fight but i really had a ball last night  well when i opened the door this mornin like me the sun was high i started walkin the long way home just to think of an alibi well i couldn t think of a doggone thing that i hadn t already said i guess i d better just play it by ear for i m already dead yeah i really had a ball last night i held all the pretty girls tight i was feeling single and seeing double and wound up in a whole bunch of trouble today i ll face a big fight but i really had a ball last night