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Artist: Carly Simon
Canonical path: /carly-simon/i-gave-my-love-a-cherry-the-riddle-song
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I Gave My Love A Cherry (The Riddle Song)
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I Gave My Love A Cherry (The Riddle Song)
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I gave my love a cherry
That had no stone
I gave my love a chicken
That had no bone
I gave my love a story
That had no end
I gave my love a baby
Got no cryin'
How can there be a cherry
That has no stone
How can there be 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'
Well, a cherry when it's blooming
It has no stone
A chicken when it's pippin'
It has no bone
The story of I love you
It has no end
A baby when it's sleeping
Has no crying
Hush little baby
Hush little baby
Hush little baby
Don't you cry
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