Cat. #0670 (MFH #72) - As sung by Max Hunter, Springfield, Missouri on February 7, 1969
VERSE 1
Oh, where have you been Billy Boy, Billy Boy
Oh, where have you been, charming Billy
I've been to seek a wife, she's the joy of my life
She's a young thing an' cannot leave her Mother
VERSE 2
Did she bid you to come in, Billy Boy, Billy Boy
Did she bid you to come in, charming Billy
Yes, she bade me to come in, there's a dimple in her chin
She's a young thing an' cannot leave her Mother
VERSE 3
Did she set for you a chair, Billy Boy, Billy Boy
Did she set for you a chair, charming Billy
Yes, she set for me a chair, she's got ringlets in her hair
She's a young thing an' cannot leave her Mother
VERSE 4
Can she make a cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy
Can she make a cherry pie, charming Billy
She can make a cherry pie, quick's a cat can wink her eye
She's a young thing an' cannot leave her Mother
VERSE 5
How old is she, Billy Boy, Billy Boy
How old is she charming Billy
Three times six, four times seven, twenty eight and eleven
She's a young thing an' cannot leave her Mother