5 S* y/ f! h% e, h% N; H& K5 kThe sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's 4 v. Q/ L9 I, M0 t) K8 m. _! {1 ? Iand set my feet a-tapping oh! 9 w3 |' v4 O, [- Q* g/ v, R
Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter but 7 |: e+ h6 V( P6 j8 j5 W
Ieva she managed to fool her, you know. $ g. Z8 s( q4 W W9 Y( f
'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no + T$ C n' I7 Y% s* C5 zwhen we're all busy dancing to and fro! 2 J% r) g+ Y% Z7 c) `" p' x
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Ieva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing 0 A3 |7 {9 |0 ]8 \, }# cas people crowded round to wish her luck. 8 c/ m$ W1 Z- w" p8 z
Everyone was hot but it didn't seem to bother 2 y. O9 w/ m c3 a3 E# hthe handsome young man, the dashing buck. 3 b$ e8 }' a$ k# ]$ H'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat ) g9 f* x9 r2 l3 s$ L2 |when he's all busy dancing to and fro! 2 _5 r# k) L6 j* u8 L0 u$ X" T. d/ ~& a6 g- r# A0 C$ f
Ieva's mother she shut herself away . _+ E, P/ m1 w
in her own quiet room to hum a hymn. 9 {6 \! A: ~ v/ n5 GLeaving our hero to have a spot of fun \3 Y N% ?! B" min a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. w+ X3 F) Z" l' O3 t+ x! M
'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say 1 \5 U3 P+ E7 f- k1 M8 { l
when you're all busy dancing to and fro! ) ]% z/ b5 u1 k* ?! f% _0 h9 u$ l0 o
When the music stopped then the real fun began : Z9 `2 I4 x# a0 V0 W/ C+ k+ ^
and that's when the laddie fooled around. - @7 Z# e9 H% O% Z# D; |
When he took her home, when the dancing was over 1 |: i# E* [( s) b! O! P
her mother angrily waiting they found. 5 \3 I/ \3 M$ J
But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep ' p3 H% f. r- a: A. q* J
and we'll soon be dancing to and fro! # Z3 F- y- r w8 l' v# _3 P
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I said to her mother now stop that noise ( z( v8 L' V- Q2 ]# K% Ror I won't be responsible for what I do. - I. S3 B# f3 r, _$ u
If you go quietly and stay in your room 7 R+ x1 m# r, j4 v0 d- x- d
you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. $ s) U( ~9 {. X( }; L+ Z" }
'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy 0 M# R L0 X# a$ {9 m" {when he's all busy dancing to and fro! * D: Q4 R- \- b, M
& g1 \- N4 ~$ P6 XOne thing I tell you is you won't trap me, % N9 A( F; W9 i3 T
no, you won't find me an easy catch. 4 {! e# T$ f1 o' H& z! \( f
Travel to the east and travel to the west but ; a1 K: }9 B" @- S" eIeva and I are going to make a match. - ~ C1 S' j3 Q% r5 U'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort # w i2 O0 v5 Q( |9 q" O( f4 t2 qwhen he's all busy dancing to and fro