I gave my love a cherry
That had no stone
I gave my love a chicken

That had no bone
I told my love a story
That had no end

I gave my love a baby
With no crying
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 story
That has no end?
How can there be a baby

With no crying?
A cherry when it's blooming,
It has no stone

A chicken when it's piping,
It has no bone
The story that I love you,

It has no end
A baby when it's sleeping,
It's no crying