Billy Boy

Billy Boy _ Frank Crumit Where have you bin, Billy Boy Billy Boy Where have you bin, charming Billy I have bin to see the wife, she's the joy of my life She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother Did she ask you to come in, Billy Boy Billy Boy Did she ask you to come in, charming Billy Yes she asked me to come in with a dimple in her chin She's a young thing and 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, combing down her yellow hair She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother Did she ask you for a ride, Billy Boy Billy Boy Did she ask you for a ride, charming Billy Yes she asked me for a ride, said she'd sit right by my side She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother But why should you wed, Billy Boy Billy Boy Why should you wed, charming Billy I could find my happiness if she'd only tell me yes She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother Is she often seen at church, Billy Boy Billy Boy Is she often seen at church, charming Billy Yes she's often seen at church with a bonnet by her purse She's a young thing and cannot 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 cheery pie quick as a cat can wink her eye She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother How old is she, Billy Boy Billy Boy How old is she, charming Billy She is six times seven twenty eight and eleven She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother In the first stanza Frank pronounces 'been' as 'bin'