I gave my love a cherry that had no stone I gave my love a chicken that had no bone Told my love a story that had no end I gave my love a baby with no cryin' How can you have a cherry that has no stone? How can you have a chicken that has no bone? How can there be a story that has no 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 pippin, it has no bone The story of my love, it has no end A baby when it's sleeping, there's no cryin' A baby when it's sleeping, there's no cryin' LyricWiki