Billy Boy- (NC) c.1942 Abrams Collection Var. 2
[From: W. Amos Abrams Collection part of W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University. No informant, place or date named. Typed MS.
R. Matteson 2014]
BILLY BOY- from typed manuscript
"O where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
O 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.
"Did she bid you to come in Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Did she bid you to come in, charming Billy?"
"She did bid me to come in
With her dimples in her chin,
But she’s a young thing
And can’t leave her mother."
"Did she sit for you a chair, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Did she sit for you a chair, charming Billy?"
"She did sit for me a chair
With her ringlets in her hair,
But she’s a young thing
And can’t leave her mother."
"Can she make a man a shirt, Billy Boy, Billy Boy
Can she make a man a shirt, charming Billy?"
"She can make a man a shirt
She can twist and she can flirt.
But she’s a young thing
And can’t leave her mother."
"Can she make a cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
Can she make a man a shirt, charming Billy?"
"She can make a man a shirt
She can twist and she can flirt
But she’s a young thing
And can’t leave her mother."
"How old is she, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
How old is she, charming Billy?"
"Three times six, four times seven,
Twenty eight and eleven,
But she’s a young thing
And can’t leave her mother."