Oh where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy Oh where have you been, charming Billy I have been to seek a wife She's the joy of my life 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 Yes, she bid me to come in There's a dimple on her chin She's a young thing and can't leave her mother Did she offer you a chair Billy Boy, billy boy Did she offer you a char, charming Billy Yes, she offered me a chair She has ringlets in her hair
She's a young thing and can't leave her mother Can she bake a cherry pie Billy boy, Billy boy Can she bake a cherry pie, charming Billy She can bake a cherry pie quick As a cat can wink her eye She's a young thing and can't leave her mother Tell me how old is he Billy boy, Billy Boy Tell me how old is he, charming Billy Three times six and four times seven Twenty-eight and eleven She's a young thing and can't leave her mother She's a young thing and can't leave her mother.