I Gave My Love a Cherry
"I Gave My Love a Cherry" is also called "The Riddle Song". It was sung in the Appalachian Mountains in the U.S. in the mid 18th century. It's based on an ancient English ballad called "Captain Walker's Courtship" from about 600 years ago.
I Gave My Love a Cherry
Traditional Song
I gave my love a cherry that has no stone,
I gave my love a chicken that has no bone,
I gave my love a ring that has no end,
I gave my love a baby with no cryin'.
How can there be a cherry that has no stone?
How can there be a chicken that has no bone?
How can there be a ring that has no end?
How can there be a baby with no cryin'?
A cherry when it's blooming, it has no stone,
A chicken in an eggshell, it has no bone,
A ring when it's rolling, it has no end,
A baby when it's sleeping, has no cryin'.
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