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 lifeShe’s a young thing and cannot leave her motherDid she bid you to come in, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?Did she bid you to come in, tell me Billy?Yes, she bade me to come in, there’s a dimple in her chinShe’s a young thing and cannot leave her motherDid she set you a chair, Billy Boy? Billy Boy?Did she set you a chair, tell me BillyYes, she set for me a chairshe has ringlets in her hairShe’s a young thing and cannot leave her motherCan she bake cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?Can she bake cherry pie, tell me BillyShe can bake a cherry pie, there’s a twinkle in her eyeShe’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother