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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.
Where does she live, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Where does she live, charming Billy?
She lives on the hill, forty miles from the mill,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her Mother.
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.
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.
Can she fry a dish of meat, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
Can she fry a dish of meat, charming Billy?
She can fry a dish of meat just as fast as you can eat,
She's a young thing an' cannot 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 her nightcap on her head,
She's a young thing an' cannot leave her Mother.
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.
Can she make a feather bed, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
Can she make a feather bed, charming Billy?
She can make a feather bed that will rise above your head
She's a young thing an' cannot 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,
She's a young thing an' cannot leave her Mother.
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