Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"When The Boat Comes In" (or "Dance To Your Daddy") is a traditional English folk song, listed as 2439 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The popular version originates in Northumbria. 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 the lyrics were written by William Watson in about 1826.
Performed by Andrews Massey Duo
The image is of a Dance To Your Daddy, Antique Nursery Print.
"When The Boat Comes In" (or "Dance To Your Daddy") is a traditional English folk song, listed as 2439 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The popular version originates in Northumbria. 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 the lyrics were written by William Watson in about 1826.
Performed by Andrews Massey Duo
The image is of a Dance To Your Daddy, Antique Nursery Print.
