Burl Ives Lyrics
"Riddle Song"

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?
And how can there be a chicken that has no bone?
And how can there be a story that has no end?

And 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.