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[Chorus]
To me, way, you Santee
My dear Annie
Oh, you New York gals
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse 1]
Now, shipmates, if you’ll listen to me, I'll tell you in my song
Things that lately happened when I come home from Hong Kong
[Chorus]
To me, way, you Santee
My dear Annie
Oh, you New York gals
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse 2]
As I walked down long side the docks, a fair maid I did meet
She asked me for to see her home and she lived on Bleecker Street
[Chorus]
To me, way, you Santee
My dear Annie
Oh, you New York gals
Can’t you dance the polka?
[Verse 3]
Says I, "My dear young lady, I'm a stranger herе in town
I left my ship just yesterday and for Boston I am bound"
[Chorus]
To mе, way, you Santee
My dear Annie
Oh, you New York gals
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse 4]
Says she, "Well, come along with me and you will have a treat
For you shall have some brandy, dear, and something good to eat"
[Chorus]
To me, way, you Santee
My dear Annie
Oh, you New York gals
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse 5]
When we got down to Bleecker Street, we stopped at forty-four
Her twenty so-called sisters was a-waiting at the door
[Chorus]
To me, way, you Santee
My dear Annie
Oh, you New York gals
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse 6]
They gave me wine that tasted fine, but it went right to my head
Then they threw their clothes away and they carried me to bed
[Chorus]
To me, way, you Santee
My dear Annie
Oh, you New York gals
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse 7]
When I awoke next morning, all naked in the dawn
My clothes and all my money and them lady friends was gone
[Chorus]
To me, way, you Santee
My dear Annie
Oh, you New York gals
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse 8]
Lord, I don't miss the money as some other sailors might
But I wish I could remember if I had some fun that night
[Chorus]
To me, way, you Santee
My dear Annie
Oh, you New York gals
Can’t you dance the polka?
Can’t Ya Dance the Polka was written by Traditional.
Can’t Ya Dance the Polka was produced by Sidney Frey.