Dance Ti Thy Daddy / Songs and Lyrics

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T: Dance Ti' Thy Daddy
T:When The Boat Comes In
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w:Come here, maw lit-tle Jac-ky, Now aw’ve smoked mi bac-cy, Let's
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w:ave a bit o’ crac-ky Till the boat comes in.
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w:Dance ti’ thy dad-dy, sing ti’ thy mam-my,
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w:Dance ti’ thy dad-dy, ti’ thy mam-my sing;
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w:Thou shall hev a fi-shy on a lit-tle di-shy,
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w:Thou shall hev a fi-shy when the boat comes in.
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W:Come here, maw little Jacky,
W:Now aw’ve smoked mi baccy,
W:Let’s have a bit o’ cracky
W:Till the boat comes in.
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W:Dance ti’ thy daddy, sing ti’ thy mammy,
W:Dance ti’ thy daddy, ti’ thy mammy sing;
W:Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy,
W:Thou shall hev a fishy when the boat comes in.
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W:Here’s thy mother hummin’
W:Like a canny woman,
W:Yonder comes thy father,
W:Drunk - he cannot stand.
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W:3
W:Our Tommy’s always fuddling,
W:He’s so fond of ale,
W:But he’s kind to me,
W:I hope he’ll never fail.
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W:I like a drop mysel’
W:If I can get it sly,
W:And thou, my bonny bairn,
W:Will lik’t as well as I
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W:May we get a drop,
W:Oft as we stand in need;
W:And weel may the keel row
W:That brings the bairns their bread.

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