5 6 6 6 6 -6 7 -8 7 -6 6 I gave my love a cherry that has no stone 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 8 9 9 9 98 -8 I gave my love a chicken that has no bone 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 8 9 9 8 -8 I gave my love a ring that has no end 8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -6 7 -8 7 -6 6 I gave my love a baby with no cryin verse 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 verse 3: A cherry when it's blooming, it has no stone A chicken when it's pipping, it has no bone A ring when it's rolling, it has no end A baby when it's sleeping, has no cryin