Bring Me A Cherry- Pullen (VA) 1947 Leach
[My title. From, The Ballad Book, Leach; 1955. Cf. Scarborough 1936.
R. Matteson 2014]
C. Bring Me A Cherry- From Romney Pullen, Virginia; collected MacEdward Leach, 1947.
Bring me a cherry without a stone,
Bring me a chicken without a bone,
Bring me a ring without any end,
Bring me a baby with no crying.
Where can I get a cherry without a stone?
Where can I get a chicken without a bone?
Where can I get a ring without any end?
Where can I get a baby with no crying?
A cherry when it's booming has no stone,
A chicken that's pipping has no bone,
A ring has neither beginning nor end,
A baby asleep has no crying.