0 i' K5 U9 H/ o: EThe sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's 8 J& M4 l' T8 ~, F1 K3 {
and set my feet a-tapping oh! + D; o' d" x6 S4 b f" }, R. g
Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter but 1 S, d4 ]" _& h, _( d
Ieva she managed to fool her, you know. 0 l, ~: a0 G- l
'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no ! W: r/ w4 h( a( D) rwhen we're all busy dancing to and fro! , `, j' a: x- O8 c0 i* q% P . |& `7 {! J" n6 R" t- ]5 R1 YIeva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing . T3 g1 h6 l! Q% }* S+ q
as people crowded round to wish her luck. - m. {* u- X1 p
Everyone was hot but it didn't seem to bother ; P0 S$ O8 K" G
the handsome young man, the dashing buck. / D, `1 l4 D" B+ C; u
'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat , u% r6 w+ F& k% L9 X7 A: Swhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! ! b; c/ I0 p H& ]/ Q l( u: {/ s9 H
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Ieva's mother she shut herself away ' N" e& e6 Q; Z/ D E/ J& h X
in her own quiet room to hum a hymn. % [7 Q$ v( {4 T. [% K z; c
Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun 0 K5 {0 e2 J* j
in a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. 1 ~+ M- j+ S" U6 w0 L3 g'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say ) Z1 R v+ W/ P- w9 Awhen you're all busy dancing to and fro! , _5 z: [6 v. U* ~0 N
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When the music stopped then the real fun began 4 B1 V# q; K( G0 U, C. Mand that's when the laddie fooled around. 3 ^+ E! n c7 d$ `* `* ^% }$ T0 W" E
When he took her home, when the dancing was over ) G7 ^0 T' Q# T E2 c
her mother angrily waiting they found. j5 X5 s, ^! P; L; @
But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep / {( c( o. ^1 T: j' i" C9 R
and we'll soon be dancing to and fro! * f! s$ ]9 A$ g3 g% C; U6 {$ D& Q a# G- }( d7 j: X: V G
I said to her mother now stop that noise ! r+ h$ y% t. r6 j$ e. }
or I won't be responsible for what I do. 5 q$ N$ w1 R; ^ g- E' ^7 _6 KIf you go quietly and stay in your room 8 d" ]( p; L; `0 R# i
you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. 9 ]# \3 `* Y/ N# x; _4 P
'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy - f% i. Y2 Q7 s) [7 N3 r4 xwhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! , r1 u/ ]) b$ L4 @) ? ! p9 Z# B' ^6 B9 vOne thing I tell you is you won't trap me, + \' \5 G( t$ Y- s1 o# C( {
no, you won't find me an easy catch. ; K" x% q& u- ~( v. H' `0 j
Travel to the east and travel to the west but 3 q( T. S4 z9 l9 F# R, I8 Z0 i- g
Ieva and I are going to make a match. % u+ L' W0 m. l5 X U
'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort ! N ?3 F2 _( ] M" M/ ~, B! H
when he's all busy dancing to and fro