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"The Riddle Song" lyrics

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"The Riddle Song"

I gave my love a cherry without a stone
I gave my love a chicken without a bone
Told my love a story without an end
And 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?
[?] a story without an end?
And how can there be a baby with no cryin'?

A cherry when it's growing, it has no stone
A chicken when it's hatching, it has no bone
Story of my love to you, it has no end
And baby when it's sleeping, has no cryin'


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compilation: "Lullabies From Heaven - Melanie's Children's Album" (2025)
Melanie - Lullabies From Heaven - Melanie's Children's Album compilation cover
Alexander Beetle
Puff The Magic Dragon
Animal Crackers
Hobo's Lullaby
Teddy Bear's Picnic
The Riddle Song
Rain Rain Go Away Medley
Garden In The City
Ring Around The Moon
Duck Bottom Boat
Alexander Beetle (Reprise)
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