! i; C; T9 a/ X @' kThe sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's % F9 w) q& P" \# t
and set my feet a-tapping oh! # J1 P* X8 r+ e1 R5 w3 xIeva's mother had her eye on her daughter but / A; _7 S, @7 T( M9 Z
Ieva she managed to fool her, you know. / P0 ?( H( |( [( g! M4 `'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no 7 j, ]. k Z' O) }) \7 ?
when we're all busy dancing to and fro! $ x' v- g* e' r/ n: r- P) \+ v* t. i. k
Ieva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing 4 y( f4 m2 A# V+ S/ W6 O% j
as people crowded round to wish her luck. 9 L7 w7 z5 c( g, ~- ~Everyone was hot but it didn't seem to bother - w3 f! K) Z' v; y! U
the handsome young man, the dashing buck. 3 W5 b, s7 I$ t0 B2 ^5 |9 x
'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat 6 w* O' P9 i0 @& {$ qwhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! 2 q" L4 u7 k# v6 Q9 _5 _5 o. D
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Ieva's mother she shut herself away 1 ?3 L+ f) p5 e% ?( Gin her own quiet room to hum a hymn. 0 o( ?7 z# h( `) E0 X9 BLeaving our hero to have a spot of fun ' q5 Y6 M( c4 S d! s! ^* @
in a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. & d7 ^" K" D- A5 i
'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say 1 r @5 l6 }* i# @! a# O- n" \( e
when you're all busy dancing to and fro! 3 Z" y+ [* d+ M4 R 3 N$ D0 b/ S8 P+ LWhen the music stopped then the real fun began ! u& ~' o3 B1 p6 S4 e' ?and that's when the laddie fooled around. 0 n, E: [& j o* p+ N; Y
When he took her home, when the dancing was over , r* ~6 J( ^! R! v9 H) T. M
her mother angrily waiting they found. ( C; O* {" Y$ R" [* x! L) }But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep $ e% d3 }& d, ?& P3 ?; b$ V3 Fand we'll soon be dancing to and fro! 1 Z' t- J1 n5 i* _ 8 w) z4 j; L/ sI said to her mother now stop that noise O9 Q* e ] r3 `* Qor I won't be responsible for what I do. + R7 E; ?# t; R+ u# y( w6 rIf you go quietly and stay in your room 9 V4 s: ~ e" L! P4 G4 Iyou won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. 1 M8 ^' T$ I/ k2 ^'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy 6 A1 Q) j# R! G( W+ U$ [
when he's all busy dancing to and fro! ! i; A' A+ c( q( J; f
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One thing I tell you is you won't trap me, ' c$ @1 Q6 |6 C
no, you won't find me an easy catch. , Y0 x4 i3 Q) a* E' A& [# _, w6 [
Travel to the east and travel to the west but : p; f# W( d. h8 N3 D4 ? p
Ieva and I are going to make a match. 4 f- {5 P6 O4 E' H1 W4 O/ ^2 L'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort & V( s+ A( w) p$ h% nwhen he's all busy dancing to and fro