⭐ 歌詞 / Lyrics
1) Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Where have you been, 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.
哦，你去了哪裡，男孩比利？
你去了哪裡，迷人的比利？
我去找一位妻子，她是我一生的摯愛。
她還年輕，離不開她的母親。
2) Did she ask you to come in, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Did she ask you to come in, charming Billy?
Yes, she asked me to come in, there’s a dimple in her chin.
She’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
她有請你進屋嗎，男孩比利？
她有請你進屋嗎，迷人的比利？
有啊，她請我進屋，她的下巴上有個酒窩。
她還年輕，離不開她的母親。
3) Can she make a cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Can she make a cherry pie, charming Billy?
She can make a cherry pie, quick as a cat can wink an eye.
She’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
她會做櫻桃派嗎，男孩比利？
她會做櫻桃派嗎，迷人的比利？
她會做櫻桃派，快得就像貓咪眨眼一樣。
她還年輕，離不開她的母親。
4) How old is she, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
How old is she, charming Billy?
Three times six and four times seven, twenty-eight and eleven.
She’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
她幾歲了，男孩比利？
她幾歲了，迷人的比利？
三乘六，再加四乘七，再加二十八和十一。
她還年輕，離不開她的母親。
⭐ 單字 / Vocabulary
② wife 妻子
③ joy 喜悅；快樂
④ life 生命；人生
⑤ young 年輕的
⑥ mother 母親
⑦ dimple 酒窩
⑧ chin 下巴
⑨ cherry 櫻桃
⑩ pie 派；餡餅
⑪ quick 快的；迅速的
⑫ wink 眨眼
⭐ 片語 / Phrases
② the joy of my life 我一生的摯愛；我生命中的喜悅
③ leave her mother 離開她的母親
④ come in 進來；進屋
⑤ make a cherry pie 做櫻桃派
⑥ wink an eye 眨一下眼睛
🎵 烏克麗麗和弦 / Ukulele Chords
Oh, [D]where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Where have you been, charming [A7]Billy?
I have been to seek a wife, she’s the [D]joy of my life.
She’s a young thing and [A7]cannot leave her [D]mother.
Did she [D]ask you to come in, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Did she ask you to come in, charming [A7]Billy?
Yes, she asked me to come in, there’s a [D]dimple in her chin.
She’s a young thing and [A7]cannot leave her [D]mother.
Can she [D]make a cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Can she make a cherry pie, charming [A7]Billy?
She can make a cherry pie, quick as a [D]cat can wink an eye.
She’s a young thing and [A7]cannot leave her [D]mother.
How [D]old is she, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
How old is she, charming [A7]Billy?
Three times six and four times seven, twenty-[D]eight and eleven.
She’s a young thing and [A7]cannot leave her [D]mother.
📖 歌曲簡介 / About the Song
Billy Boy 是一首美國傳統民謠，常被當作童謠傳唱，全曲以輕快幽默的問答形式呈現。由於這首歌流傳已久，因此有許多不同版本，有些版本還加入了更多問答，歌詞可長達十幾段。歌中的「男孩比利」被問到關於心儀女孩的各種問題，包括她是否邀請他進屋、會不會做櫻桃派，以及究竟幾歲等等，而比利總是回答，她還太年輕，不能離開母親。
歌曲最後，Billy Boy 並沒有直接回答女孩的年齡，而是念出一連串數字 (不同版本略有差異)。一般認為，將這些數字加總後可得 85 歲，與前面反覆強調她「還太年輕、不能離開母親」形成幽默的反差；不過，也有人認為這串數字只是傳統民謠常見的無厘頭歌詞，未必真的用來計算年齡。
📺 參考影音 / Reference Videos
