. l, ? j/ ~- S3 ^; L' @7 o' GThe sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's $ A; p2 P/ F0 J% a0 o) ?and set my feet a-tapping oh! , h$ ]# P1 }; E1 v( S& v9 \Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter but & r+ P- O N/ K5 Y' VIeva she managed to fool her, you know. : f! b( w- U1 [2 Q' X; R( y" c'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no : ^9 L. K- h- Z7 T2 i( _when we're all busy dancing to and fro! . i b+ X8 z O& q6 Q
& e3 G, g3 H% a# l/ q* o$ S) [+ ]+ cIeva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing # b6 S* w9 R3 c L, b1 eas people crowded round to wish her luck. 7 e( M" i# W3 h3 K- ?! BEveryone was hot but it didn't seem to bother & h: a* |, z: X# Q8 sthe handsome young man, the dashing buck. ( q a% `4 Z# C7 i( ]7 ?0 M
'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat " w" B+ Y4 z# }; ] q4 a' N: R
when he's all busy dancing to and fro! # z& }' h3 a; g0 O' ` ) |. w0 k4 M" H( J5 NIeva's mother she shut herself away + x% J9 i! s" d# y7 { Ain her own quiet room to hum a hymn. , B) v3 H) \6 Q# v. `- O1 C5 E
Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun # e& k5 e( h0 W, Ain a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. * _3 n- }* t8 h, @; g& w
'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say 0 A+ B4 b0 v; a( l$ Lwhen you're all busy dancing to and fro! # f+ h7 t1 h* f1 Q$ m
: \) l7 J' ~ Q) E& n! G) VWhen the music stopped then the real fun began . U- G, L8 C, F" H$ ~and that's when the laddie fooled around. 2 y$ q" }; u+ g$ w% Y5 }
When he took her home, when the dancing was over x' W+ e6 [ w# ^her mother angrily waiting they found. , \6 r7 S" }9 K) y* S* Z8 o
But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep ( V# X* H2 ~! C; n) \
and we'll soon be dancing to and fro! ) C" c5 Y1 M7 X" @7 C# {+ w" `& w o$ i5 U" E. t
I said to her mother now stop that noise 9 L% D0 i4 a4 por I won't be responsible for what I do. 2 p! D `& q, m" m5 h
If you go quietly and stay in your room / v9 y I" {+ f5 kyou won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. ( K. F; ] q- i8 m4 ~! Q% `'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy 3 u: r e/ V9 I# k- t( Nwhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! : h- n7 V2 y5 Z0 p# z
5 m" ?! l# C7 }& ^One thing I tell you is you won't trap me, 4 Y$ ^; z4 Y" k- l$ {, cno, you won't find me an easy catch. : q8 G8 B5 a: p4 Y+ O( ATravel to the east and travel to the west but # M" ?6 y2 i# J6 `
Ieva and I are going to make a match. $ H9 B5 b# o, l) T; y
'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort / c9 ?2 t# f, D# i
when he's all busy dancing to and fro