# l. }# D& N! E6 o6 uThe sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's * b7 `) I% |; M( R
and set my feet a-tapping oh! 9 s& P7 D1 t. T) W* J3 e) }
Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter but ; B5 F# i- w: O
Ieva she managed to fool her, you know. , V; n) [3 F) A, c'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no 6 L* d$ ], L- p& ~3 x
when we're all busy dancing to and fro! 5 Z* y9 N& I5 z- F 6 ]) p2 }4 ~6 F: T+ JIeva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing * U2 `0 m: G7 q; @as people crowded round to wish her luck. / D* f. @4 W/ F/ @2 v
Everyone was hot but it didn't seem to bother / ]2 d7 ~' q" H- ]
the handsome young man, the dashing buck. 5 h! s. b7 C3 F# J
'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat . J4 e: N0 Z+ A: r8 Q3 U0 Y) kwhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! " M/ D! i: w3 p# j( d4 A0 ]/ n/ ^4 G, n; `* ^1 w7 C
Ieva's mother she shut herself away ; t5 m5 c5 i; {in her own quiet room to hum a hymn. / G9 B$ |. t3 o) ]Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun 9 [: A& Z2 u$ c5 U- b3 W7 Din a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. , E5 Q; r& S7 e4 ]'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say # q H7 g, `1 ~' D
when you're all busy dancing to and fro! 4 y! E/ }" N7 b: G) k' t
+ s( [8 @" Q5 }1 W( [# [* v1 U7 z1 YWhen the music stopped then the real fun began 5 A) C. N+ @8 Q$ u' L# Q# dand that's when the laddie fooled around. ) }- E1 [. X2 [' A5 wWhen he took her home, when the dancing was over 3 u# y; n' y$ ~; a+ j
her mother angrily waiting they found. , ^9 O3 {! q# s( {. l+ v( o
But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep - \. c4 o2 [) n/ r5 x: Fand we'll soon be dancing to and fro! 5 I- E) b$ o9 \/ E5 w 9 g' l. O% s% T8 n2 RI said to her mother now stop that noise 1 r5 v9 b5 ~& M. For I won't be responsible for what I do. 3 Y! p* p, }2 K4 ?. t* u/ n
If you go quietly and stay in your room 6 b" c N/ w6 S: Z% D% P9 ~
you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. ( e9 V+ \) [, e4 d9 a
'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy ; k8 X/ t& n0 @% m, Ywhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! - \# Z g) ]( o" X1 i ( M% \$ m( X; y5 w& WOne thing I tell you is you won't trap me, * g: I/ x6 ? K/ A1 }no, you won't find me an easy catch. ' D9 m3 R. T5 k- W! i
Travel to the east and travel to the west but * _; f( r7 q! c! y* P/ GIeva and I are going to make a match. 1 M1 r% T. a" ~
'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort ; k% L! j' i% I( G* B2 G& Pwhen he's all busy dancing to and fro