I Gave My Love a Cherry- Wilcox (KY) c. 1934; Collected by Maurice Matteson
Collected by Maurice Matteson from Mollye Wilcox of Berea, KY circa 1934. Publsihed in Appalachian Folk Songs for Piano and Voice in 1996 by Mel Bay. Performed by Richard L. Matteson Jr. on Nathan Hicks' dulcimer made in early 1930s. Performers: Richard L. Matteson Jr. -dulcimer, with Kara Pleasants- vocal, and Zach Matteson- fiddle, in December 2011. Listen: [I Gave My Love a Cherry] Recorded by Bob Hitchcock Dec. 2011.
I Gave My Love a Cherry- Wilcox (KY) 1934 Collected by Maurice Matteson
Listen: [Matteson: I Gave My Love a Cherry]
I gave my love a cherry without a stone
I gave my love a chicken without a bone
I gave my love a ring that had 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 crying?
A cherry when it's blooming it has no stone
A chicken when it's pipping, it has no bone
A ring while it's rolling, it has no end
A baby when it's sleeping, has no cryin'.