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 without an end

i gave my love a baby with no cryin'

how can there be a cherry without a stone

how can there be a chicken without a bone

how can there be a ring without an end

how can there be a baby with no cryin'

a cherry when it's blooming it has no stone

a chicken when it's pipping it has no bone

a ring when it's rolling it has no end

a baby when it's sleeping has no cryin'