The Riddle Song- Dunagan (KY) 1917 Sharp C
[From English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians; Sharp/Karpeles 1932. Version C
R. Matteson 2012, 2014]
The Riddle Song- Margaret Dunagan (St. Helen's, KY) 1917 Sharp C
I gave my love a cherry without any stone,
I gave my love a chicken without any bone,
I gave my love a thimble without any ring*,
I gave my love a baby and no crying.
How can there be a cherry without any stone?
How can there be a chicken without any bone?
How can there be a thimble without any ring*?
How can there be a baby and no crying?
The cherry's in the bloom without any stone,
The chicken in the shell, it's without any bone,
The thimble's a-rolling, without any ring*,
The baby's a-sleeping, and no crying.
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