<Li> Further variants have been recorded, that greatly extend the number of verses and tasks that the wife can perform . An extended version of the song in which the lover performs many tasks besides the cherry pie was collected by Alan Lomax and John Avery Lomax: it appears in American Ballads and Folk Songs . The Lomax version names the woman being courted Betsy Jane . </Li> <Li> the Dale Sisters released a song of the same name in August 1960, billed as "Billy Boy, Billy Boy", on the B - side of their single, "The Kiss", on His Master's Voice but it shares none of the lyrics or the tune of the original (POP 781). </Li> <Li> A version of the song by Jerry Lee Lewis was released on the 1975 album, Rare, Vol. 1 . </Li> <P> A line from the song was adapted as the title for Henry Jaglom's 1983 film Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?, which concerns a middle - aged New York City musician who, after being dumped by her husband, develops a relationship with a middle - aged divorced social worker . The song "Billy Boy" is also performed in the film . </P>

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