5 Y; W( F/ B# V" {- H7 pThe sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's ( Q5 {) E0 l; r4 ~2 G5 e! y- [and set my feet a-tapping oh! % P" K/ {8 V/ Z# p. E9 tIeva's mother had her eye on her daughter but + O ^. l3 V/ w4 S% _Ieva she managed to fool her, you know. 2 F7 d6 g: f' Z9 K. G) ['Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no 5 `6 V5 r7 R1 V
when we're all busy dancing to and fro! 6 o% W5 V# [/ q3 S& Z9 H! _
! U) e: e& n5 a7 w" B) `Ieva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing " X/ D) h, z. C0 nas people crowded round to wish her luck. " p2 X) z# k% E" D. nEveryone was hot but it didn't seem to bother ! V% r, j8 S a- H5 ]9 I0 c3 O6 f: ?1 \the handsome young man, the dashing buck. 5 J; h$ V5 L+ ]. y, n, E# o* ?'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat % Q0 O U7 ]- u1 W
when he's all busy dancing to and fro! 7 v. c, g; G1 `' n2 f' k, n
W3 E) F G3 N5 g" v: i. P8 t" a$ ?5 u* wIeva's mother she shut herself away / F1 | @# g2 w; h, F6 x
in her own quiet room to hum a hymn. , w" y% Y+ i U4 @
Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun * |! D5 {# z4 Pin a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. 0 f( m F, H' @) G( Y* D4 M% E% @'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say - f4 ?3 r0 \$ E! s+ n1 W ^$ h; Cwhen you're all busy dancing to and fro! 5 ]4 |) h6 [0 j$ A& I 9 ^8 j4 h) ~8 p" Q1 D" HWhen the music stopped then the real fun began 5 I& U3 k" _ v! j, {: `% P9 tand that's when the laddie fooled around. ; i1 [3 u$ M: ~# C8 v8 s
When he took her home, when the dancing was over 1 |1 t0 I% U1 bher mother angrily waiting they found. ' V8 G; x) G' X3 z
But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep / E: O$ y8 L- t' a% d3 F/ W( d3 Hand we'll soon be dancing to and fro! 1 ?- G, d: n( y" ]7 B8 w
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I said to her mother now stop that noise 2 _+ e1 Y: s; r8 ^or I won't be responsible for what I do. 7 S4 @' A5 L* p& {7 g+ U JIf you go quietly and stay in your room * g9 w u) ^5 [, v4 K0 ?2 w
you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. ( w% u5 ?) w P" a0 X" |, k ^'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy ' `1 t1 d8 x1 F2 n8 r3 M
when he's all busy dancing to and fro! 4 \- O6 b, V; p
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One thing I tell you is you won't trap me, 7 m8 B4 P1 g! N5 X* J, Y* s
no, you won't find me an easy catch. 4 F$ I0 R8 d6 K. G! E/ j
Travel to the east and travel to the west but 4 G; f: m8 S1 Q' _' p- b: VIeva and I are going to make a match. , u+ w5 L0 [8 `, I2 J$ h4 j4 G
'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort 0 f8 H/ J9 `( a# }3 j7 Q/ F8 K
when he's all busy dancing to and fro