- g- W' M0 L- SThe sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's W6 U7 H$ u/ r1 _
and set my feet a-tapping oh! / F" u+ X! D' I. T& ?2 mIeva's mother had her eye on her daughter but $ ?8 W, G: Y$ O' b; R
Ieva she managed to fool her, you know. , F; |: M/ G. c* Y# \* K1 f4 F. h'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no 7 q% ~* X- Y M5 [: p. v
when we're all busy dancing to and fro! ) T' r0 t: l7 u# w! x. l$ C
k4 x; ]4 d7 l7 J5 ]# qIeva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing 9 J3 K% I. Q. S' h" r5 l4 {as people crowded round to wish her luck. 3 d# U9 t+ @# p! }1 ?
Everyone was hot but it didn't seem to bother & u4 U0 q1 ~% x: p [the handsome young man, the dashing buck. 7 h8 F* B6 D# E: l' v
'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat 1 m' S1 @9 w8 Y6 g5 O9 C" H
when he's all busy dancing to and fro! 7 w: j* g f8 E j/ k, F 1 f8 [; t8 W6 _9 tIeva's mother she shut herself away % j9 @3 c, Z7 f5 E
in her own quiet room to hum a hymn. * \, ]' c8 r6 y# y: h5 j0 K( q
Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun 3 l" l9 l, m l
in a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. + a% q* Z( p8 Q3 @' E( I! X" i7 h'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say \7 w# U. E7 t5 ?# I
when you're all busy dancing to and fro! 2 c2 `& ~! `2 a
% S/ G5 w% w/ a) G/ I0 B4 ]When the music stopped then the real fun began 0 [, _, c6 S, s- `* gand that's when the laddie fooled around. . n5 f2 [8 g: s& O D
When he took her home, when the dancing was over , l3 t. R/ r* c3 S/ h( j
her mother angrily waiting they found. + F4 {+ h$ H% H7 DBut I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep 0 ]3 u' ?- z% f# \. Iand we'll soon be dancing to and fro! + \8 |, T. V* ?' _2 K2 ?( s) p1 A3 p4 \' a0 z8 H* z# Z! x
I said to her mother now stop that noise 3 ~& h" _" J. L2 b$ Y( z X
or I won't be responsible for what I do. 4 B- i9 k" L& H: X# ?8 g. `
If you go quietly and stay in your room ! k6 c. S9 b0 \' E. M
you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. ! C' m3 ?$ [. y( a o' {5 p
'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy ( ^3 ]3 x/ H9 Ywhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! ) Y4 P1 f& b- s: E I/ M% z
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One thing I tell you is you won't trap me, * z* [' m) ^1 d( P, m
no, you won't find me an easy catch. # T" V2 s/ D8 p+ k( a, sTravel to the east and travel to the west but + @; j2 k$ r' \1 p0 DIeva and I are going to make a match. : {# X0 {& w+ _1 S, S
'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort 4 h$ ~0 B _% Q* [+ Z# Ewhen he's all busy dancing to and fro