When The Boat Comes In (song) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia When The Boat Comes In (or Dance Ti Thy Daddy) is a traditional Northumbrian folk song. It was popularised as the theme tune to the 1970s BBC drama serial When The Boat Comes In in an arrangement by the composer David Fanshawe. The song was also used in the TV advertisement for Young's fish, Sea to Plate campaign. 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 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 art a man and go to take a wife Find yourself a lass 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 Pass along the old ways, then let his song begin Dance to your Daddy, my little man [edit] Alternative Lyrics The theme to the TV series, sung by Alex Glasgow, was released as a BBC single The lyrics from the TV series differ significantly from those above. Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy, Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing; Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy, Thou shall hev a fishy when the boat comes in. Here's thy mother humming, Like a canny woman; Yonder comes thy father, Drunk---he cannot stand. Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy, Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing; Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy, Thou shall hev a haddock when the boat comes in. Our Tommy's always fuddling, He's so fond of ale, But he's kind to me, I hope he'll never fail. Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy, Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing; Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy, Thou shall hev a bloater when the boat comes in I like a drop mysel', When I can get it sly, And thou, my bonny bairn, Will lik't as well as I. Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy, Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing; Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy, Thou shall hev a mackerel when the boat comes in. May we get a drop, Oft as we stand in need; And weel may the keel row That brings the bairns their bread. Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy, Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing; Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy, Thou shall hev a salmon when the boat comes in.
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