Dance to your daddie，
My bonnie laddie;
Dance to your daddie，
My bonnie lamb;
You shall get a fishy，
On the little dishy;
You shall get a fishy，
When the boat comes home.
——Dance to your daddie
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這首童謠起源於英格蘭東北部，最早這是一首歌謠，Joseph Robson寫在“Songs of the bards of the Tyne“( 1849)，最早是William Watson大約在1826年所作。
20世紀70年代它可是BBC劇When The Boat Comes In 的主題曲哦，那時候這首歌就開始流行起來。歌詞還是有變化了的：
Dance to your Daddy， my little laddie
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 skill， 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