Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Peggy Lee
Canonical path: /peggy-lee/the-riddle-song
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The Riddle Song
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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 told my love a story that had no end
I gave my love a baby with no crying
How can there be a cherry that has no stone
How can there be a chicken that has no bone
Who ever heard a story that has no end
How can there be a baby with no crying
Well, a cherry, when it's blooming, it has no stone
And a chicken when it's pippin', it has no bone
The story of I love you, it has no end
And a baby, when it's sleeping, has no crying
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Peggy Lee performs "The Riddle Song", and this lyric page sits inside the Peggy Lee catalog on LyroVerse.
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