"Perry Merry Dixi" lyrics

I have four sisters beyond the sea
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie
And they each sent a present to me
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

Petrum, patrum, paradisi, tempori
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

The first sent a chicken without 'ere a bone
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie
The second sent a cherry without 'ere a stone
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

Petrum, patrum, paradisi, tempori
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

The third sent a book which no one could read
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie
The fourth sent a blanket without 'ere a thread
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

Petrum, patrum, paradisi, tempori
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

How can there be a chicken without 'ere a bone?
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie
How can there be a cherry without 'ere a stone?
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

Petrum, patrum, paradisi, tempori
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

How can there be a book which no one could read?
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie
How can there be a blanket without 'ere a thread?
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

Petrum, patrum, paradisi, tempori
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

When the chicken's in the eggshell, there is no bone
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie
When the cherry's in the bud, there is no stone
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

Petrum, patrum, paradisi, tempori
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

When the book's in the press, it cannot be read
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie
When the blanket's on the fleece, there is no thread
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie

Petrum, patrum, paradisi, tempori
Perry, Merry, Dixi, Dominie