Dance to your Daddy, my little laddy Dance to your Daddy, my little man Thou shalt have a fish and thou shalt have a fin Thou shalt have a codlin when the boat comes in Thou shalt have haddock baked 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 young boy, you must sing and play Go along the shore and cast your shells away Build yourself a castle, watch the tide roll in 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 young man, go unto the trades Find yourself a sk**, and wages you'll be paid Then with all your wages, buy yourself some land 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 and go to take a wife Find yourself a la** and love her all your life She shall be your wife and thou shalt be her man Dance to your Daddy, my little man Dance to your Daddy, my little laddie Dance to your Daddy, my little man When thou art an old man, father to a son Sing to him the old songs, sing of all you've done Pa** along the old ways, then let his song begin Dance to your Daddy, my little man