Lyrics

My invite came
My passage paid
I caught a train
The orchestra played

If Minié’s kind
She whistles by
Her cannister sister
Lays you in your grave

It was my first and last waltz
With old Minié ball
So easy for a young man to fall
I heard the last roll call
For too many souls
My heart's been replaced
by a hole

We stepped in line
All dressed so fine
I heard her laugh
“The last dance is mine”

It was my first and last waltz
With old Minié ball
easy for young men to fall
I heard the last call
For many young souls
My heart’s been replaced by a hole

Rebs turn their heads
Sherman burns up the floor
“No shit” Sherman says
“I’ve seen their backs before”

Dress to kill But built to spill
I heard the drummer boy’s roll
We’ll never grow old

It was my first and last waltz
With old Minié Ball
So easy for a young man to fall
And what a blast with old Minié Ball
It’s so easy for young men to fall
The last waltz with old Minié Ball