Charming Billy- Teudt (UT) 1947 Hubbard C
[My title. From Ballads and Songs from Utah; Hubbard; 1961.
R. Matteson 2014]
C. Charming Billy. Sung by Mrs. Thelma Clark Teudt at a family reunion held in the home of E. E. Erickson in Salt Lake City, Nov. 5, 1947.
"How old is your wife, charming Billy, charming boy?
How old is your wife, charming Billy?"
"Twice six, twice seven, forty-eight and eleven,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mammy."
"Can she bake a loaf of bread, charming Billy, charming boy?
Can she bake a loaf of bread charming Billy?"
she can bake a loaf of bread hard enough to break your head,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mammy."
"Can she bake a cherry pie, charming Billy, charming boy?
Can she bake a cherry charming Billy?"
"She can bake a cherry pie in the twinkling of the eye,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mammy."
"Can she make a feather bed, charming Billy, charming boy?
Can she make a feather bed, charming Billy?"
"She can make a feather bed from the foot up to the head,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mammy."
"Can she sing a little song, charming Billy, charming boy?
Can she sing a little song, charming Billy?"
"She can sing a little song, the words are right, the music wrong,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mammy."