In the ballroom, the mighty ballroom,
the d-duck counts his cash.
In the ballroom, the gilded ballroom,
the d-duck makes it flash.
A-wimoweh, an-orange-weh,
a-billion-weh, tremendous-weh—
A-wimoweh, an-orange-weh,
while everyone else gets the bill.
Shush, my darling,
don’t talk, my darling—
the d-duck’s dreaming still.
In the ballroom, the mighty ballroom,
the d-duck sleeps tonight.
With ugly hands upon his fortune,
clutching every dollar tight.
A-wimoweh, an-orange-weh,
a-billion-weh, tremendous-weh—
A-wimoweh, an-orange-weh,
the d-duck sleeps tonight.
The Gilded Ballroom
A Tremendously Bitter Satire
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Former diplomat and globetrotter, Dan Costinas is a versatile contemporary writer, translator, and editor. A true polyglot, he has authored and contributed to several dozen books spanning mainly fiction, essays, aphorisms, reviews and criticism, journalism, and poetry.
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