6 S! U$ ?' \9 {The sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's , ?+ P3 f+ ]8 c, y
and set my feet a-tapping oh! 4 R6 d0 H& w; h% ~ E2 h4 A' S0 aIeva's mother had her eye on her daughter but , D4 M# ?, X; f' KIeva she managed to fool her, you know. / @/ ]" y5 q) j+ L# m# i. R
'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no $ o/ m. k! N7 n8 ~2 H# q) Hwhen we're all busy dancing to and fro! , `3 V, j& ?' l" r4 `3 K % Z4 }( p2 b" O: R$ x( DIeva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing 7 R2 }/ \" T' O, h( r D7 J# L
as people crowded round to wish her luck. 1 s: d/ b" X% v8 x9 N; FEveryone was hot but it didn't seem to bother 2 b5 T- K' x% y; L& othe handsome young man, the dashing buck. ) C) I% { t; v$ s, D' u' _'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat - H: [9 l# ?: h4 B% \/ w, uwhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! 4 v& B& O" g4 s7 D) L' D: a; p. A3 l6 Q! w6 V/ Y
Ieva's mother she shut herself away 6 m$ w2 B" G: w8 g1 s
in her own quiet room to hum a hymn. 6 @( u$ P8 _4 }" m+ I8 \( g: J
Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun $ _/ L* ], a& F5 J* A$ E4 g
in a neighbor's house when the lights are dim. % S3 |6 B! f- d ]
'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say $ P9 y# g: l7 I S" ~6 C
when you're all busy dancing to and fro! / F3 `1 u+ X8 K 1 F( d1 U- M; U3 |When the music stopped then the real fun began 9 _; s0 N |. _2 e v+ m' D1 d" L) kand that's when the laddie fooled around. ; V: h) M& h( s) `
When he took her home, when the dancing was over + \3 r0 f& E+ f4 O" Lher mother angrily waiting they found. 0 {( A) a3 _# qBut I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep " s1 P9 J8 [' ~' }5 K
and we'll soon be dancing to and fro! 5 m9 Q. G2 w5 X: @ C
: N. l7 A1 G# j) V, tI said to her mother now stop that noise ( N# Z+ h7 t- r, L
or I won't be responsible for what I do. " p' ~8 O; ~: z J% E% e- [. H
If you go quietly and stay in your room + N O$ m/ x1 u. j! V+ U" oyou won't get hurt while your daughter I woo. 9 v: L4 k# V7 X* s7 K6 b! l'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy 2 T& n A3 D' f7 H. Awhen he's all busy dancing to and fro! ! C9 A* U2 U2 c9 Y7 s $ b. h: V# L0 b# s5 z% \+ d$ L% oOne thing I tell you is you won't trap me, - F7 s' { w6 a7 g( A" ?. ~no, you won't find me an easy catch. % V7 K' J" f( d+ J0 z9 d
Travel to the east and travel to the west but 1 u4 K. y4 S+ j* I/ A* P2 tIeva and I are going to make a match. * k4 ~1 h% E# ]* J0 _" o'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort - F; ]0 l" n3 ~: d6 @9 [
when he's all busy dancing to and fro