Billy Boy
Language: English
Where have you been all the day, Billy Boy? Where have you been all the day me Billy Boy? I’ve been walkin’ all day With me charmin’ Nancy Gray, Hansy dansy kittle me fancy, O me charmin’ Billy Boy. Can she cook a bit of steak, Billy Boy? Can she cook a bit of steak me Billy Boy? She can cook a bit of steak, Ay, and make a griddle cake, Hansy dansy kittle me fancy, O me charmin’ Billy Boy. Can she make a feather bed, Billy Boy? Can she make a feather bed, me Billy Boy? She can make a feather bed Fit for any sailor’s head, Hansy dansy kittle me fancy, O me charmin’ Billy Boy. Is she fit to be your wife, Billy Boy? Is she fit to be your wife, me Billy Boy? She’s as fit to be me wife As the fork is to the knife. Hansy dansy kittle me fancy, O me charmin’ Billy Boy.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Edmunds (1913 - 1986), "Billy Boy", published 1953, copyright © 1953. [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-03
Line count: 24
Word count: 162