BILLY GREEN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Young Billy Green, who lives next door, is such a saucy boy But still, I like him all the more for that He says, when he's in trousers, he is going to marry me Then we're going to live together in a flat I've known him for a long time now, and oh he is so nice He plays all sorts of games along with me I wouldn't have a row with him because I like him so And he's so fond of me as well, you see, Chorus: Ev'ry morning as the clock strikes nine Billy comes knocking at the door Then together off to school we go And back again at half past four Once we played the truant, just for fun But it didn't really matter so to speak For I learnt more from Billy on the day we stayed away Than teacher could have taught me in a week. He draws funny pictures on my slate to make me laugh But one day I forgot to rub them out And when the teacher spotted them she nearly had a fit And she gave poor Billy such an awful clout Last night he did my home-lessons because they were so hard Then I kissed him, see, and hugged him all my might Then he said he'd be pleased to help me any other time So I spects they will be hard again tonight. Chorus: The other boys all tease me about young Billy Green They think he's very slow, and oh, so tame Well, perhaps he is in some things, but it's more than once struck me That he isn't quite as green, though, as his name We play at trains in his back-garden nearly every day Then he carries on just like a silly coon He pretends to tip the guard to lock us in, and I know why 'Cause he kids himself we're on our honeymoon. Chorus: |
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Written by Lawrence Gifford, Vesta Victoria & Alfred J Lawrance - 1907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performed by Vesta Victoria (1874-1951) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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