Billy Boy

"Billy Boy" is a traditional folk song and nursery rhyme found in the United States. It was sung in Disney's 1948 film, So Dear to My Heart, by Uncle Hiram and Granny Kincaid.

Lyrics
GRANNY: Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy Oh, where have you been, charmin' Billy HIRAM: I have been to seek a wife She's the joy of my life She's a young thing And cannot leave her mother

GRANNY: Is she often seen in church, Billy boy, Billy boy Is she often seen in church, charmin' Billy HIRAM: Yes, she's often seen in church With a bonnet white as birch She's a young thing And cannot leave her mother

GRANNY: Can she bake a cherry pie, Billy boy, Billy boy Can she bake a cherry pie, charmin' Billy HHIRAM: She can bake a cherry pie Quick as a cat can wink its eye She's a young thing And cannot leave her mother

Granny: How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy How old is she, charmin' Billy HIRAM: Three times six, four times seven Twenty-eight and eleven Oh, she's a young thing And cannot leave her mother BOTH: She's a young thing And cannot leave her mother