Cat. #1356 (MFH #72) - As sung by Charles Thomas, Fayetteville, Arkansas on July 11, 1969
VERSE 1
O, where have you been Billy boy, Billy boy
Where have you been charmin' Billy
O, I've been to seek a wife
She's th joy of my life
A young thing who cannot leave her Mother
VERSE 2
Did she ask you to come in Billy boy, Billy boy
Did she set for you a chair charmin' Billy
Yes, she set for me a chair
But th bottom wasn't there
She's a young thing who cannot leave her Mother
VERSE 4
Can she bake a cherry pie Billy boy, Billy boy
Can she bake a cherry pie charmin' Billy
She can bake a cherry pie
Quick as a cat can wink its eye
She's a young thing who cannot leave her Mother