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Artist: Horslips
Canonical path: /horslips/dance-to-ter-daddy
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Dance To Ter Daddy
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Dance To Ter Daddy
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Dance ti' thy daddy, my little laddie,
Dance ti' thy daddy, my little man.
Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mommy,
Dance ti' thy daddy, my little man.
You shall have a fishy on a little dishy,
You shall have a fishy when the boat gets in.
You shall have a herring on a little dishy,
You shall have a herring when the boat gets in.
Come here, me little Jacky,
Now aw've smoked mi backy,
Have a bit o' cracky,
Till the boat comes in.
Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy,
Dance ti' thy daddy, my little man.
You shall have a fishy on a little dishy,
You shall have a fishy when the boat gets in.
You shall have a mackerel on a little dishy,
You shall have a mackerel when the boat gets in.
Dance ti' thy daddy, my little laddie,
Dance ti' thy daddy, my little man.
Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mommy,
Dance ti' thy daddy, my little man.
You shall have a fishy on a little dishy,
You shall have a fishy when the boat gets in.
You shall have a herring on a little dishy,
You shall have a herring when the boat gets in.
Come here, me little Jacky,
Now aw've smoked mi backy,
Have a bit o' cracky,
Till the boat comes in.
Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy,
Dance ti' thy daddy, my little man.
You shall have a fishy on a little dishy,
You shall have a fishy when the boat gets in.
You shall have a mackerel on a little dishy,
You shall have a mackerel when the boat gets in.
Come here, me little Jacky,
Now aw've smoked mi backy,
Have a bit o' cracky,
Till the boat comes in.
Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy,
Dance ti' thy daddy, my little man.
You shall have a fishy on a little dishy,
You shall have a fishy when the boat gets in.
You shall have a mackerel on a little dishy,
You shall have a mackerel when the boat gets in.
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