G6 T( S; e3 P& b+ s' iThe sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's D4 S4 b: V* G6 Qand set my feet a-tapping oh! 9 R! G. r9 g5 T& _& R( E) h& HIeva's mother had her eye on her daughter but 1 e: u" [% s/ D8 {2 P% L
Ieva she managed to fool her, you know. 8 q9 e9 n: a' f' d
'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no ' ^* j8 e2 K, Awhen we're all busy dancing to and fro! % Z9 ~* M4 _! H / L3 M+ ~( D, R3 w# I1 A/ oIeva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing , z& x) @8 P2 Gas people crowded round to wish her luck. & p% q6 O: w: g# f0 @/ i
Everyone was hot but it didn't seem to bother ( P \' F8 r* Q8 xthe handsome young man, the dashing buck. & m6 Y" T- ^5 U% M; X* n, b4 ^'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat : [+ M/ M8 O# ]- T/ b Swhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! * \7 ~; m" N0 U' \" y, h
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Ieva's mother she shut herself away 1 m/ e0 }& @+ i' g8 R& }
in her own quiet room to hum a hymn. ! `5 J( H! f- y4 K2 tLeaving our hero to have a spot of fun 7 g+ [& F' p" {( Cin a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. 0 p/ v" l6 O' ~& o- s, `' S$ c'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say 3 x7 G6 B. V; Pwhen you're all busy dancing to and fro! 4 P% k$ E6 A, v7 l
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When the music stopped then the real fun began + g* i' \: P5 n' ~+ xand that's when the laddie fooled around. * J9 E7 _" i5 h5 ^4 e) t
When he took her home, when the dancing was over " t+ [6 \9 c& a* b h4 v; K9 j
her mother angrily waiting they found. 2 a ~+ e0 t) |" R% _# J( K* x; P
But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep ' x8 W8 d2 o( W; `* t9 U4 `and we'll soon be dancing to and fro! # Q- {! d+ Y" B( x+ ? 9 E( p' v9 L, Q0 eI said to her mother now stop that noise 6 [" @; B( _6 S2 ^or I won't be responsible for what I do. 6 S) n% d4 B* l6 w* h1 M
If you go quietly and stay in your room 7 H8 e0 A. D$ ^+ I* w2 y% W$ p* n
you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. $ i) y4 F+ W* g1 H4 Y
'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy % u& N; v- D4 Q2 z" v" f( g9 I2 R' h4 o
when he's all busy dancing to and fro! " P' O: C3 s& D% Y6 x; d7 z. t ; c* @5 U( v, f2 k- yOne thing I tell you is you won't trap me, 3 I5 @+ o# e& Z) r. v Y( Qno, you won't find me an easy catch. 2 o" e9 _4 J4 rTravel to the east and travel to the west but 5 T% }# J) M* l+ m& l, IIeva and I are going to make a match. 2 y" w9 U+ v" W. w8 M1 B6 S- _0 Q'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort ) J, R& O5 ]9 B: `) T
when he's all busy dancing to and fro