Dance to your Daddy

(Mike McCornack, adapted from traditional)

Dance to your Daddy, my little baby,
Dance to your Daddy, my little lamb.
You shall have a fish and you shall have a fin,
And you shall have a haddock when the boat comes in.

Dance to your Daddy, my little laddie,
Dance to your Daddy my little man.
You shall have a fishy in a little dishy,
You shall have a fishy when the boat comes in.

Bring out the fiddle and rosin up the bow
First step high and then steep low,
With your Mama and your Daddy in the afterglow
Of a safe return from sea.

Sing to your Mother, little baby brother
Sing to your Mother, my little one
There’ll be bread and butter, plenty for your supper,
There’ll be bread and butter when the boat comes in.

[chorus]

Head on your pillow, soft as a willow
Head on your pillow, my little ones,
Sleep will bring a dream of Daddy home again
And may it be a blessing when the boat comes in.

©1997 McTate Music