When the Boat Comes In
(Dance to Your Daddy)
"'Dance to your Daddy' from Berkshire, England." -Jane
When the Boat Comes In
(Dance to Your Daddy)
Lullaby
Dance to your Daddy, my little laddie
Dance to your Daddy, my little man
Thou shalt have a fish, thou shalt have a fin
Thou shalt have a haddock when the boat comes in
Thou shalt have codlin broiled in a pan
Dance to your Daddy, my little man.
Dance to your Daddy, my little laddie
Dance to your Daddy, my little man
When thou art a man fit to take a wife
Thou shalt choose a maid and love her all your life
She shall be your lassie, you shalt be her man
Dance to your Daddy, my little man.
You can hear Jane Wilcox Hively sing this song with the full lyrics repeated one time in the recording below...
Many thanks to Jane Wilcox Hively for sharing this song with her lovely recording.
Jane wrote, "I sing a lot of lullabies and play harp. If you are interested, my website is called Mountain Streams Music. I have a YouTube song "Lullaby Garden" that I wrote about 20 years ago! A lot of people like it."