"Perry Merry" lyrics

I have four sisters beyond the sea
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
And they each sent a present to me
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
Petrum, partrum, paradisi, tempore
Perry Merry Dixie Domini

The first sent a chicken without any bone
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
The second sent a cherry without any stone
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
Petrum, partrum, paradisi, tempore
Perry Merry Dixie Domini

The third sent a book, which no man could read
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
The fourth sent a blanket without any thread
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
Petrum, partrum, paradisi, tempore
Perry Merry Dixie Domini

How can there be a chicken without any bone?
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
How can there be a cherry without any stone?
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
Petrum, partrum, paradisi, tempore
Perry Merry Dixie Domini

How can there be a book that no one can read?
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
How can there be a blanket without any thread?
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
Petrum, partrum, paradisi, tempore
Perry Merry Dixie Domini

When the chicken's in the eggshell, there is no bone
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
When the cherry's in the bud, there is no stone
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
Petrum, partrum, paradisi, tempore
Perry Merry Dixie Domini

When the book's in the press, it cannot be read
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
When the blanket's in the fleece, there is no thread
Perry Merry Dixie Domini
Petrum, partrum, paradisi, tempore
Perry Merry Dixie Domini