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Billy Boy

Lyrics

Where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Where have you been, charming Billy?
I have been to seek a wife, she’s the joy of my life,
But she’s a young thing and can’t leave her mother.

Can she make a loaf of bread, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Can she make a loaf of bread, charming Billy?
She can make a loaf of bread with the ring that’s round her head,
But she’s a young thing and can’t leave her mother.

Can she make a cherry pie, etc.
She can make a cherry pie quick’s a cat can wink her eye, etc.

Can she do a fancy hem, etc.
She can do a fancy hem, eyes a-sparkle like a gem, etc.

Can she roast a joint of meat, etc.
She can roast a joint of meat with a smile that’s kind and sweet, etc.

How tall is she, etc.
She is tall as any pine, and as straight’s a pumpkin vine, etc.

How old is she, etc.
She is nine and eleven, thirteen and twenty-seven, etc.

Collection item #D43B10. Sung by Amos Eaton, S Royalton, VT, August 12, 1945.

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