Lyrics The Riddle Song - Sam Cooke

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 ring that had no end
I gave my love a baby with 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 ring that has no end?
How can there be a baby with no cryin'?

A cherry when it′s bloomin', ain't got no stone
A chicken when it′s pippin′, ain't got no bone
A ring when it′s rollin', it has no end
And oh, a baby when it′s sleepin', there′s no cryin'
A baby when it's sleepin′, there′s no cryin'