Billy Boy- Stokes (GA) 1931 Henry B
[From Folk Songs from the Southern Highlands by Mellinger Henry 1938; version B, p. 384.
R. Matteson 2014]
B. Billy Boy. Obtained from Mrs. J. W. Stokes, Lithonia, Georgia, October, 1931.
1. Can she bake a pumpkin pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Can she bake a pumpkin pie, charming Billy ?
She can bake a pumpkin pie quick as a cat can wink its eye;
She's a young gal and cannot leave her mother.
2. Can she patch a pair of breeches, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Can she patch a pair of breeches, charming Billy?
She can patch a pair of breeches with the cutest little stitches;
She's a young gal and cannot leave her mother.
3. How old is she, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
How old is she, charming Billy?
She's twice six, twice seven, twice twenty and eleven;
She's a young gal and cannot leave her mother.
4. Can she make light bread, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Can she make light bread, charming Billy?
She can make light bread without an oven or a lid;
She's a young gal and cannot leave her mother.