Bye Baby Bunting

Bye, baby Bunting,
Daddy's gone a hunting
To get a little rabbit skin,
To wrap his baby Bunting in.

Butterfly Butterfly (2).

Butterfly, Butterfly, flutter around.
Butterfly, Butterfly, touch the ground.
Butterfly, Butterfly, fly so free.
Butterfly, Butterfly, land on me!
Butterfly, Butterfly, reach the sky,
Butterfly, Butterfly, say good-bye!

Butterfly Butterfly

Butterfly, butterfly,
Where do you come?
I know not, I ask not,
Nor ever had a home.

Butterfly, butterfly,
Where do you go?
Where the sun shines,
And where the buds grow.

Bunnies are Brown

Bunnies are brown,
Bunnies are white,
Bunnies are always
An Easter delight.

Bunnies are cuddly,
The large and the small;
But l like the chocolate ones
The best of them all.

Boys and girls come out to play

Boys and girls come out to play,
The moon it shines as bright as day.
Leave your supper and leave your sleep
And come with your playfellows into the street;
Come with a whoop and come with a call,
Come with a goodwill, or come not at all;
Up the ladder and down the wall,
A halfpenny loaf will serve us all.

Bow, wow, wow

Daddy wouldn't buy me a bow-wow.
Daddy wouldn't buy me a bow-wow.
Well, i've got a little cat,
And i'm very fond of that,
But i'd rather have a bow-wow-wow.

Bow wow says the dog

Bow, wow, says the dog;
Mew, mew, says the cat;
Grunt, grunt, goes the hog;
And squeak goes the rat.

Tu-whu, says the owl;
Caw, caw, says the crow;
Quack, quack, says the duck;
And what the sparrow says, you know.

Bobby Shaftoe

Bobby Shaftoe went to sea,
Silver buckles on his knee.
He'll come back and marry me,
Pretty Bobby Shaftoe.

Bobby Shaftoe's fine and fair,
Combing down his auburn hair.
He's my friend for evermore,
Pretty Bobby Shaftoe.

Blue-Tail Fly

When I was young I used to wait
On master and hand him his plate,
Pass him the bottle when he got dry
And brush away the blue-tail fly.

Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care,
Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care,
Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care,
My master's gone away.

When he would ride in the afternoon,
I'd follow him with my hickory broom.
The pony being rather shy -
When bitten by the blue-tail fly.

One day he rode around the farm.
Flies so numerous that they did swarm.
One chanced to bite him on the thigh,
The devil take the blue-tail fly

Well the pony jumped, he start, he pitch,
He threw my master in the ditch.
He died and the jury wondered why,
The verdict was the blue-tail fly

Now he lies beneath the Simmon tree,
His epitaph is there to see
"Beneath this stone I'm forced to lie,
The victim of the blue-tail fly."

Blow Wind Blow

Blow , wind, blow! And go, mill, go!
That the miller may grind his corn;
That the baker may take it,
And into bread make it,
And bring us a loaf in the morn.

Blow the Wind Southerly

Blow the wind southerly
Southerly, southerly,
Blow the wind south o'er
The bonnie blue sea.
Blow the wind southerly
Southerly, southerly,
Blow bonnie breeze
My true love to me.

They told me last night
There were ships in the offing
And I hurried down
To the deep rolling sea.
But my eye could not see it,
Wherever might be it
The bark that is bearing
My lover to me.

Is it not sweet
To hear the breeze singing,
As lightly it comes
O'er the deep rolling sea?
But sweet and endearing
By far 'tis when steering
The bark of my true love
Back safely to me.

Blow the Man Down

As I was walking down Paradise Street,
Way aye blow the man down;
A pretty young damsel I chanced for to meet,
Give me some time to blow the man down!

She was round in the counter and bluff in the bow,
Way aye blow the man down;
So I took in all sail and cried "Way enough now"
Give me some time to blow the man down!

So I tailed her my flipper and took her in tow,
Way aye blow the man down;
And yardarm to yardarm away we did go,
Give me some time to blow the man down!

But soon as that packet was clear of the bar,
Way aye blow the man down;
The mate knocked me down with the end of the spar,
Give me some time to blow the man down!

So I give you fair warning before we belay,
Way aye blow the man down;
Don't ever take head of what pretty girls say,
Give me some time to blow the man down!

Give me some time to blow the man down!

Bless You, Bless You, Bonnie Bee

Bless you, bless you, bonnie Bee!
Say, when will my wedding be?
If it be tomorrow day,
Take your wings and fly away.
Fly away east or fly away west,
And show me where he lives who loves me best!

Black Velvet Band

Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
You'd think she was queen of the land
And her hair hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band.

In a neat little town they call Belfast
Apprenticed to trade I was bound
And many an hour's sweet happiness
I spent in that neat little town.
Till bad misfortune came o'er me
That caused me to stray from the land
Far away from my friends and relations
To follow the black velvet band.

Well, I was out strolling one evening
Not meaning to go very far
When I met with a pretty young damsel
Who was selling her trade in the bar.
When I watch, she took from a customer
And slipped it right into my hand
Then the law came and put me in prison
Bad luck to the black velvet band.

Next morning before judge and jury
For a trial I had to appear
And the judge, he said, "You young fellows...
The case against you is quite clear
And seven long years is your sentence
You're going to Van Dieman's Land
Far away from your friends and relations
To follow the black velvet band."

So come all you jolly young fellows
I'd have you take warning by me
Whenever you're out on the liquor, me lads,
Beware of the pretty colleen.
She'll fill you with whiskey and porter
Until you're not able to stand
And the very next thing that you'll know, me lads,
You're landed in Van Dieman's Land.

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a feather flock together
And so do pigs and swine;
Rats and mice will have their choice,
And so will l have mine.

Billy Boy

Where have you been all the day
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Where have you been all the day
Charming Billy?
I've been out to seek a wife
Who's the darling of my life,
But she's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother.

Is she fit to be a wife
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Is she fit to be a wife
Charming Billy?
She is fit to be a wife
As a fork fits to a knife
But she's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother.

Can she make a cherry pie
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Can she make a cherry pie
Charming Billy?
She can bake a cherry pie
Quick's a cat can wink her eye
But she's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother.

Just how old can this girl be
Billy Boy Billy boy?
Just how old can this girl be
Charming Billy?
Three times six and four times seven
Plus an eighteen and eleven
But she's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother.

She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.

Betty Botter

Betty Botter bought some butter,
But, she said, the butter's bitter;
If I put it in my batter
It will make my batter bitter.
But, a bit of better butter
Will make my batter better.
So, she bought a bit of butter
Better than her bitter butter;
And she put it in her batter
And the batter was not bitter.
So, twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter.

Bessy Bell And Mary Gray

Bessy Bell and Mary Gray,
They were two bonny lasses;
They built their house upon the lea
And covered it with rashes.

Bessy kept the garden gate,
And Mary kept the pantry;
Bessy always had to wait,
While Mary lived in plenty.

Beautiful Dreamer

Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me,
Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee;
Sounds of the rude world, heard in the day,
Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,
List while I woo thee with soft melody;
Gone are the cares of life's busy throng,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea
Mermaids are chanting the wild lorelie;
Over the streamlet vapors are borne,
Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn.
Beautiful dreamer, beam on my heart,
E'en as the morn on the streamlet and sea;
Then will all clouds of sorrow depart,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

Baby Dear Good Night Good Night

Baby dear, good night, good night,
Doggie lies in slumbers deep;
Hush-a-bye, my treasure bright,
Pussy, too, is fast asleep.

Don't you wake them! If you do,
Pups will bark, and Puss will mew.
Go to sleep, and never fear,
Mother will call when morning's near.