Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
Do you fancy a night at the dancing wi’ me
The band in the town hall’s the finest you’ll see
If there’s no’ another place you’d rather be
Then come to the dance with me, Annie
Dumbarton’s the place I met Annie McKelvie
She was walking alone by the shore
And we talked for a while till as evening was falling
I walked her back home to her door
She said, Give me a while to think o’er your proposal
My mother would have to consent
So we parted that night with a kiss at her doorstep
Back home through Bowling I went
At last she agreed she would come to the dancing
And travel to Clydebank by train
On that cold station platform I waited for hours
I never saw Annie again
Oftimes I walk by the banks of the Leven
And follow its flow to the Clyde
And I think of that day spent wi’ Annie McKelvie
The lassie that wounded my pride
Last Chorus:
Do you fancy a night at the dancing wi’ me
The band in the town hall’s the finest you’ll see
If there’s no’ another place you’d rather be
Then I’ll wait at the dance for you, Annie