Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Billy Boy · Beulah Bondi/Burl Ives

So Dear To My Heart

℗ 1948 Walt Disney Pictures

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?

Hiram:
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