Verse 1: Next Friday night you're all invited To dance from eight to five.
All the fishes still alive are havin' a ball.
It's some affair, they'll all be there, from the Herring to the Whale.
They'll turn out to shake a scale in Neptune's Hall!

Chorus 1: Come along and follow me to the bottom of the sea.
We'll join in the jamboree at the Codfish Ball.
Lobsters dancing in a row, shuffle off to Buffalo.
Jellyfish sway to and fro at the Codfish Ball.
Fin and Haddie lead the Eels through an Irish reel.
The Catfish is a dandy man But he can't Can Can like the Sardine can!
Tunas truckin' left and right, Minnie's moochin', what a night!
There won't be a hook in sight at the Codfish Ball!

Chorus 1.5: Each Red Snapper's looking dapper, dressed up to the gills.
The octopuses all have fun,
As they wait to see all the grunion run!
Tunas struttin' left and right, Minnie's moochin', such delight
There won't be a hook in sight at the Codfish Ball!

Chorus 2: At the bottom of the sea everyone is family.
Come and join this jamboree called the Codfish Ball.
All the Swordfish love to play. Every clam is here today.
To shell-a-brate this holiday at the Codfish Ball.
Shark and Salmon play backgammon till the break of day.
And each Seahorse is here of course, this is the place where the plaice all play!
So come along and follow me to the bottom of the sea.
We'll join in the jamboree at the Codfish Ball.
At the Codfish Ball.
At the Cod - fish   Ball!