* b) S, r& ?7 g# rThe sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's ' d! r. l! R. J) r7 Y
and set my feet a-tapping oh! 3 Y6 }9 W1 q' } Z3 |4 T8 u& F; h
Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter but 7 k w( T" F6 e" SIeva she managed to fool her, you know. 2 |% M& u$ ^. k* _) ?& ~9 l6 ~'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no 2 E5 p$ B5 y" q' Y8 M; @0 h9 A
when we're all busy dancing to and fro! ( e* n+ Q. n, M. Z1 T. F- d' y( }2 J& A% [- s) G) ~; b7 V- d
Ieva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing ' m: W( w5 `/ @
as people crowded round to wish her luck. , H. E3 @; J& [/ c0 p
Everyone was hot but it didn't seem to bother ! _9 _" h w* T0 G0 e' Nthe handsome young man, the dashing buck. 7 U: M0 r& Q: e; q
'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat 7 X# x# [9 w- d# ?when he's all busy dancing to and fro! % K0 ]5 |+ k4 c7 n' a( I# u* Z; | }# e
L$ @+ X' ]: J8 C) {Ieva's mother she shut herself away 7 T" E9 R# O! ?$ z
in her own quiet room to hum a hymn. # p' @: W) _, |/ @! c, ^9 C% N! _Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun ! M! A7 r& m$ I4 z# T7 [; [! j
in a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. 9 c! l. M, {) D8 Z, ?% {'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say 4 L' M% w0 }( e3 B" U' w: i: V. ?! q0 R
when you're all busy dancing to and fro! ' y5 }( l2 g6 Z' ? # u1 C, {: Q4 IWhen the music stopped then the real fun began . x- S7 G& v# d* Rand that's when the laddie fooled around. 6 N4 Z- a2 S s7 w4 D! q2 O' L4 ZWhen he took her home, when the dancing was over 3 l" A8 {7 j: w" ], a* k) S4 @5 eher mother angrily waiting they found. 8 W1 s3 Z" o/ H1 W- QBut I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep 8 a. R+ z% v9 i/ |; f% M3 g7 v
and we'll soon be dancing to and fro! ' o( V3 {# f0 u; j g6 i% {, q+ _6 dI said to her mother now stop that noise ' \" r3 w' M) ~; c$ vor I won't be responsible for what I do. ' J) c/ [( J0 q# v6 C/ j0 {If you go quietly and stay in your room 2 M. ~8 D( B& Q6 s
you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. $ p, X5 l% D% U'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy / x+ v# v$ o/ k" o+ |& g' ^when he's all busy dancing to and fro! , c1 n$ K) _* x$ Y; m/ w: z$ l" _! ], ^5 b- @
One thing I tell you is you won't trap me, - `0 X, {, M1 U9 J6 `# \
no, you won't find me an easy catch. 8 D' K& r$ y, rTravel to the east and travel to the west but 5 r! O& |* W4 s7 DIeva and I are going to make a match. ) s; S4 a: ?. R) L3 O8 @, w
'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort + g$ _$ r8 a5 y" l+ g1 ?when he's all busy dancing to and fro