See Me Dance the Polka

DESCRIPTION: "A fig for your set of Lances, A fig for teh gay Quadrille." "You should see my coattails flying As I carry my partner around." The singer always dances when the music starts, "For the rare old, jolly old polka Is the merriest thing I know."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1886 (sung by George Grosssmith, according to Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood)
KEYWORDS: dancing music | polka
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 71, "You should see my coattails flying" (1 short text, of the chorus)
Spaeth-WeepSomeMoreMyLady, pp. 238-240, "See Me Dance the Polka" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #26986
File: KSUC071A

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