The Riddle

1. I gave my love a cherry that has no stone.
I gave my love a chicken that has no bone.
I gave my love a ring that has no end.
I gave my love a baby with no cryin’.

2. 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 ring that has no end?
How can there be a baby with no cryin’?

3. A cherry, when it’s bloomin’, it has no stone.
A chicken in an eggshell, it has no bone.
A ring, when it’s rollin’, it has no end.
A baby, when it’s sleepin’ has no cryin’.