" C9 [* v5 s' u* v8 \* dThe sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's 4 u9 X. a5 [, P9 F
and set my feet a-tapping oh! 5 H/ K! r2 s0 N8 F
Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter but . G! A' t! e% q
Ieva she managed to fool her, you know. % R; U! ]$ k p; M0 @'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no # _: X3 ^* T' X+ _& E1 l4 g0 B! y, r
when we're all busy dancing to and fro! # A. P4 e2 y' j2 y
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Ieva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing & z5 s. E" \* w; E( ~: v( \
as people crowded round to wish her luck. 8 ]! l; q. T& y, c0 X8 Z* N% X; bEveryone was hot but it didn't seem to bother * c! q. W+ [+ [2 P6 L
the handsome young man, the dashing buck. # Y# N; R& B! c9 N7 o4 _. p
'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat ) a2 `0 Z B/ {
when he's all busy dancing to and fro! 4 t4 N$ {9 B( d3 ]+ [0 R4 r+ I7 v2 X9 v( P: h6 I; B v$ d, z
Ieva's mother she shut herself away 4 K* u8 J0 [* w* Cin her own quiet room to hum a hymn. ' ^9 @. b. {8 t8 a$ Z2 x2 f
Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun 5 \) q$ B% u4 L$ H6 g0 j
in a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. 5 C- L- D" D4 p/ K0 y
'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say 0 _& l+ k" `' C* G8 T
when you're all busy dancing to and fro! ; _ C0 s- k8 b- K/ S, O
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When the music stopped then the real fun began & R6 V& Y$ K/ t, f: s' pand that's when the laddie fooled around. 9 r/ c5 U! }& A( v+ P2 Z0 @1 a& o0 g
When he took her home, when the dancing was over ! C5 f. {& f/ R. |$ H7 bher mother angrily waiting they found. + `0 q1 v, V# R4 a) D, V2 L* t- Y& ^
But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep 8 P: [% W" Z% v: A! Dand we'll soon be dancing to and fro! % \1 c Z( Y2 m# ]# `! u8 r- k9 G, c0 u6 @( e
I said to her mother now stop that noise 4 [7 b7 I& `( r" N* D% tor I won't be responsible for what I do. , m& L- _0 d# I
If you go quietly and stay in your room ; z0 }4 h0 `6 E% q o x- O" ?
you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. 5 H5 S- o4 \6 v( K: \: ~3 E'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy " B: _" o S2 R. {5 T' E' H
when he's all busy dancing to and fro! ! @( u3 V% r& H1 o0 K 6 M2 i) B5 S1 ]! HOne thing I tell you is you won't trap me, # U0 o+ H; T5 z; {$ h1 \$ ^) Ano, you won't find me an easy catch. ! k l8 u" o9 o& ]1 e7 ]# C4 R% g. NTravel to the east and travel to the west but 1 ~+ n% t+ k/ v
Ieva and I are going to make a match. 2 |* f$ Q, \( `/ o! _1 I! O
'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort $ f" t+ Z# V& |2 V* a- L6 _
when he's all busy dancing to and fro