! q2 h5 v2 q Y+ XThe sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's 5 y v s, q6 {5 {2 [1 u1 G
and set my feet a-tapping oh! % p, v3 x, i3 ]" L" w
Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter but 6 a3 i* Y0 ?; o! t, v0 K
Ieva she managed to fool her, you know. . z" o- d% j- H5 a5 L
'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no h4 {7 q& I4 e2 |: P' A. J' Ewhen we're all busy dancing to and fro! & o; i y: w6 O/ }, p0 r4 `( Z& Y% q" O+ G
Ieva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing 3 o6 u2 j" x9 p8 q( Y/ y) }" n
as people crowded round to wish her luck. 0 }) t" G" P( m" D: I$ gEveryone was hot but it didn't seem to bother + n: g5 Q/ l0 R$ P+ R( k4 O1 dthe handsome young man, the dashing buck. % H& q7 }" N* a9 g5 D) X2 o
'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat 6 `6 `4 Q+ {( a- [& r# Kwhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! ' t- [! L9 @: d9 _( N0 z
4 K d2 L" ?4 j2 I$ \1 k# UIeva's mother she shut herself away w& ^. P% `5 P7 H7 Rin her own quiet room to hum a hymn. w5 b9 I' Y9 A& F# D% E2 _+ zLeaving our hero to have a spot of fun J4 e, V0 A+ L$ P4 u3 X
in a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. # b7 W& c+ h% O( {: ?' {- C3 z; G
'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say 1 m0 ~. \7 J3 I. q6 Awhen you're all busy dancing to and fro! 1 K! K9 u5 e9 Y V ) ]2 n6 B5 q0 N7 B! L% Z' ^/ @* \' ]When the music stopped then the real fun began 3 ]& F' W! u2 u
and that's when the laddie fooled around. , F! T2 {7 O& ^! K7 [' D: oWhen he took her home, when the dancing was over ) _* b7 s3 E$ s+ ]6 d$ G
her mother angrily waiting they found. - T- C" B1 B4 {2 wBut I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep - `$ W, G( v4 _& r8 aand we'll soon be dancing to and fro! $ ~, y* `" X/ t' t' @4 u
' Y7 \6 Q: ]+ s8 P, Z% }I said to her mother now stop that noise ( K2 r( g% v# Q, P2 a, Xor I won't be responsible for what I do. 7 ~0 r% A9 r4 w: W" r7 V
If you go quietly and stay in your room # h1 J5 _3 c6 c& U+ P% I9 o# g
you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. # d- c$ Z' o3 X2 D'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy $ r: b( e$ |% \' `8 z& qwhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! 9 A# J( I( E s' D" u/ i0 A' a3 G' Q! `) A/ k1 C" [1 {3 ^! ?2 O" o
One thing I tell you is you won't trap me, r9 W7 u; X2 l5 g* Pno, you won't find me an easy catch. ( f a7 K: T" i2 dTravel to the east and travel to the west but % c! Z: q, P; N# P9 W* @Ieva and I are going to make a match. & h; X+ E* E8 F'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort & B- D5 b# R ~6 t6 d r- P
when he's all busy dancing to and fro