She’s a young thing She can sing a pretty song, but she often sings it wrong But she's a young thing and cannot leave her mother How old may she be, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Why Billy Boy? Here are the lyrics, by one version. Can she sing a pretty song, Charming Billy? Comment and share your favourite lyrics. ( Log Out /  " Billy Boy " is a traditional folk song and nursery rhyme found in the United States. The Farmer's Curst Wife 10. But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, Did she set for you a chair, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? That's a good question when it comes to Billy Yank. But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, How old may she be, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? And where ha’e ye been, my handsome young man!” Earl Brand 9. / I have been to seek a wife, she's the joy of my whole life / But she's a young thing and Billy Boy? / I have been to seek a wife, she's the joy of my whole life / But she's a young thing and Several performed versions may be found on YouTube. Can she make a pudding well, Charming Billy? And is she very tall, Charming Billy? It is associated in particular with Rangers F.C.. Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Original from 19th century England, “Billy Boy” is a traditional nursery rhyme and folk song, popular in America. Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Billy Boy Folk Song. For I’m wearied wi hunting, and fain wad lie doon.”, “What become a yer bloodhounds, Lord Randall, my son? While the tone of the nursery rhyme is ironic and teasing, both the question and answer form and the narrative of the song have been related to “Lord Randall”, a murder ballad from the British Isles, in which the suitor is poisoned by the woman he visits. She's a young thing And cannot leave her mother. The Billy Boys song was adopted by The Rangers football club, who used to sing it at matches. But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, Is she often seen at church, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? She’s as fit to be a wife as a fork fits to a knife Did she set for you a chair, Charming Billy? Please select your location. Wikipedia, Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Billy Boy is thought to be from 19th century England and was originally Willie Lad and Charming William. I have been to seek a wife, She's the joy of my life, She's a young thing And cannot leave her mother. A farmer is initially delighted to get a baby goat, but this soon turns to apprehension when he discovers that it eats literally anything (including, at one point, the animation artwork). And what did she give you, my handsome young man?” “Oh where ha’e ye been, Lord Randall, my son! “My hawks and my hounds; mother, make my bed soon, Pledges come in from famous celebrities requesting a performance by vaudeville entertainer Billy Jones, but an outraged Hutton won't allow it. Directed by George Tyne. It was first time published in about 1930, and has since been a quite popular rhyme in US. For I’m wearied wi’ hunting, and fain wald lie down.”, “An wha met ye there, Lord Randall, my son? The name comes from the sectarian song which the gang used to sing while stomping around Glasgow. She lives on the hill, forty miles from the mill But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, Did she take your hat, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Lyrics for 'Billy Boy' Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? The song is probably a version of Lord Randall, and it was first known as Willie Lad and Charming William. Oh, where have you been, Charming Billy? Yes, she took my hat and she threw it at the cat The traditional folk song "Billy Boy" asks "Oh where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?" Johnie Scot 17. ( Log Out /  She's a young thing, And cannot leave her mother. But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, Did she bid you to come in, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? / Oh, where have you been, Charming Billy? Edward 8. Charming Billy? https://singout.org/murderballadmonday/. For I’m sick at m’ heart, and I fain wad lie doon.”. Caroline, Calypso, Houdini She can make a pudding well, I can tell it by the smell Did she take your hat, Charming Billy? I have been to seek a wife, she’s the joy of my whole life ( Log Out /  Did she ask you to come in, Charming Billy? Can she sing a pretty song, Charming Billy? Quick as a cat can wink an eye, Try 6 issues of BBC History Magazine or BBC History Revealed for only £9.99 Series five of Peaky Blinders sees Tommy Shelby and his Birmingham clan clashing with a Glasgow gang known as the ‘Billy Boys’ – and gang chief Billy Fullerton is the inspiration for one of the next villains in the drama. Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? “O yes, I am poisoned; mother, make my bed soon, Billy Boy ( 1954) Billy Boy. Is she often seen at church, Charming Billy? The Nightingale 20. Here’s the Wikipedia description: “Lord Randall”, or “Lord Randal”, is an Anglo-Scottish border ballad consisting of dialogue between a young Lord and his mother. For I’m weary wi huntin, and fain wad lie doon.”, “O I fear ye are poisoned, Lord Randall, my son! Did she take your hat, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Yes, she’s often seen at church, with her bonnet white as birch / Oh, where have you been, Charming Billy? Oh, where have you been, How old may she be, Charming Billy? Original lyrics of Billy Boy (version 1) song by Children. Fair Margaret and Sweet William (2) 12. They presumably take their name from the real-life Bridgeton Billy Boys (often known simply as the Billy Boys), one of the Glasgow razor gangs that were operational in the 1920s and 1930s. She can bake a cherry pie, quick as a cat can wink her eye Some versions include a couple of final stanzas where he curses his treacherous lover to hell fire. I particularly enjoyed this one by Giordano Dall’Armellina . She’s a young thing Are her eyes very bright, Charming Billy? I have been to seek a wife, “I ha’e been to the wild wood: mother, make my bed soon, For I’m wearied wi hunting, and fain wad lie doon.”, “And what did she give you, Lord Randall, my son? Is she fit to be a wife, Charming Billy? Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Three times six and four times seven, twenty-eight and eleven But she's a young thing and cannot leave her mother Is she fit to be a wife, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Oh, where have you been,Charming Billy? Thread 32412, with lyrics to the 1927 song by Houdini. She's a young thing, But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, And is she very tall, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? She can sing a pretty song, but she often sings it wrong She can cook and she can spin, she can do most anything Oh, where have you been, Charming Billy? Billy Boy Lyrics: Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Can she make a cherry pie, I have been to seek a wife, She's the joy of my life, She's a young thing And cannot leave her mother. But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, Can she make a feather bed, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? She’s as tall as any pine, and as straight as a pumpkin vine How old is she, Billy Boy Song Lyrics for Kids Version 1 Oh, where have you been,Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Yes, her eyes are very bright, but alas, they’re minus sight I have no idea. I fear ye are poisoned, my handsome young man!” I’ve been enjoying your blog posts! It originated in the 1920s as the signature song of one of the Glasgow razor gangs led by Billy Fullerton and later became viewed to reflect the long-running sectarian religious divide between Protestants and Catholics in the city. Can she cook and can she spin, Charming Billy? I have been to seek a wife, She's the joy of my life, She's a young thing And cannot leave her mother. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. And wha gat your leavins, my handsome young man?” Three times six and four times seven, twenty-eight and eleven But she's a young thing and cannot leave her mother Is she fit to be a wife, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington 2. And cannot leave her mother. Did she set you a chair, tell me Billy. Three times six and four times seven, Charming Billy? "Billy Boy" (in British English often called My Billy Boy") is a traditional american nursery rhyme. I have been to seek a wife, she's the joy of my life, She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother. Can she bake a cherry pie, Charming Billy? "Billy Boys", also titled "The Billy Boys", is a loyalist song from Glasgow, sung to the tune of "Marching Through Georgia." And as happened before with other folk songs, I discovered this one has a long and not so nice history. The Girl I Left Behind Me (1) 13. I was lying awake with a song running through my head. The Billy Boys were a new addition on season five of Peaky Blinders, and fans have been wondering about the true life story behind the Scottish street gang. But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, Can she milk a heifer calf, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? An wha met you there, my handsome young man?” Did she ask you to come in, With Joby Baker, Ronnie Schell, Billy De Wolfe, Julie Parrish. I hadn’t thought about this song since I was child when my mother sang it in the style of the Andrews Sisters’ recording. Oh, where have you been, Charming Billy? Did she bid you to come in, Charming Billy? While the tone of the nursery rhyme is ironic and teasing, both the question and answer form and the narrative of the song have been related to “Lord Randall”, a murder ballad from the British Isles, in which the suitor is poisoned by the woman he visits. She’s a young thing Did she set you a chair, Billy Boy? And cannot leave her mother. Can she make a feather bed, Charming Billy? Similar ballads can be found across Europe in many languages, including Danish, German, Magyar, Irish, Swedish, and Wendish. So they will find this song quite exciting. Billy Boy is a long nursery rhyme, and it is kind of like a story to the kids. Italian variants are usually titled “L’avvelenato” (“The Poisoned Man”) or “Il testamento dell’avvelenato” (“The Poisoned Man’s Will”), the earliest known version being a 1629 setting by Camillo il Bianchino, in Verona. But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, Can she sing a pretty song, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? I have been to seek a wife, She's the joy of my life, She's a young thing And cannot leave her mother. The Girl I Left Behind Me (2) 14. Barbara Allen 3. The song is probably a version of Lord Randall, and it was first known as Willie Lad and Charming William. Did she set for you a chair, Charming Billy? She can make a feather bed and put pillows at the head And cannot leave her mother. Wikipedia states: “Its lyrical structure is thematically complex and modeled after the question and answer form of traditional ballads” that served as Bob Dylan’s inspiration for a Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall. ( Log Out /  Did she ask you to come in, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Yes, she asked me to come in, there's a dimple in her chin. Oh, where have you been, Charming Billy? Oh, where does she live, Charming Billy? But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, Can she make a pudding well, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Even though the Union army was victorious in the Civil War, poor Billy didn't get as much attention as Johnny Reb. Of course the Scots are in it! The Deceived Maid 7. For I’m wearied wi hunting, and fain wad lie doon.”, “And wha gat your leavins, Lord Randall, my son? Billy Boy? Oh, where have you been, The Golden Vanity 15. Did she ask you to come in, “They swelled and they died; mother, make my bed soon, Have you heard of this? Charming Billy? But in the need to put this to rest, this morning I looked up the lyrics. And cannot leave her mother. Yes, she took my hat and she threw it at the cat But she's a young thing and cannot leave her mother Did she set for you a chair, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy, Oh, where have you been, charming Billy? That's a good question when it comes to Billy Yank. Can she milk a heifer calf, Charming Billy? Yes, she bade me to come in, There's a dimple in her chin. Yes, she bade me to come in, there’s a dimple in her chin Did she take your hat, Charming Billy? Charming Billy? Yes, she asked me to come in, There's a dimple in her chin. As often happens, at 3 a.m. Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Fair Margaret and Sweet William (1) 11. “I dined wi my true-love; mother, make my bed soon, Lord Thomas and Fair Ellinor 19. But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, Can she cook and can she spin, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Lavender's Blue 18. Oh, where have you been, Charming Billy? Watch official video, print or download text in PDF. The Billy Boys song they sing in Peaky Blinders is also a real chant, based of Civil War song "Marching Through Georgia". How old may she be, Charming Billy? Some of these drifted aboard ship … Can she make a cherry pie, She’s the joy of my life, But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, Are her eyes very bright, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Explore 2 meanings and explanations or write yours. Various nursery parodies, all more or less daft, quickly appeared. Yes, she can, and not miss the bucket more than half "Billy Boy" is a traditional folk song and nursery rhyme found in the United States, in which "Billy Boy" is asked various questions, and the answers all center on his quest to marry a girl who is said to be too young to leave her mother. "Billy Boy" was a common song everywhere English was spoken (still in school songbooks), and undoubtedly was known in English-governed parts of the Caribbean, but there is no evidence that it is related to the Caribbean "Caroline." Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother, Where does she live, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood 5. Oh, where have you been, Charming Billy? Welcome to the BILLY BOY website! It was sung in Disney's 1948 film, So Dear to My Heart by Uncle Hiram and Granny Kincaid. But she’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother. But now with the information about an earlier darker version named Lord Randall, I had to know what it said. The FC had a primarily Protestant following while … There’s a dimple in her chin. Slang for a condom in the song Willy Use a Billy Boy by E-rotic. Yes, she set for me a chair, she has ringlets in her hair Wikipedia. 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