"When The Boat Comes In" (or "Dance Ti Thy Daddy") is a traditional English folk song, originating in North East England. An early source for the lyrics,Joseph Robson's "Songs of the bards of the Tyne", published 1849, can be found on the FARNE archive; in FARNE's notes to the song, it is stated that these lyrics were written by William Watson around 1826.
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.
Lyrics
When The Boat Comes In - Alex Glasgow - Dance Ti' Thy Daddy Come here, maw little Jacky, Now aw've smok'd mi backy, Let's hev a bit o' cracky, Till the boat comes in. Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy...
There are two distinct sets of lyrics in popular culture for the song. The theme to the TV series of the same name, sung by Alex Glasgow, was released as a BBC single and uses the traditional lyrics. The song was also used in the TV advertisement for Young's fish, Sea to Plate campaign which uses the same lyrics as The Wiggles[1]. The lyrics from traditional version of the song, used by the TV series, differ significantly from those of the TV advertisement.
References
External links
- Lyrics printed on inside cover of BBC DVD series released by Acorn Media
- Music sheet
- Traditional version of the song
