I have four sisters beyond the sea
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And they each sent a present to me Dominie
The first sent a chicken without 'ere a bone
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The second sent a cherry without 'ere a stone
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Petrum Father of Paradise Time
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The third sent a book which no man could read
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The fourth sent a blanket without 'ere a thread
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Peter the Father of Paradise Time
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How can there be a chicken without 'ere a bone?
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How can there be a cherry without a stone? ?
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How can there be a blanket without 'ere a thread?
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Peter the Father of Paradise Time
Peri Meri Dixi Dominie< br/>When the chicken's in the eggshell, there is no bone
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When the cherry's in the bud, there is no stone
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Petrum Patrum Paradisi Timori
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When the book's in the press, it cannot be read
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When the blanket's on the fleece, there is no thread< br/>Peri Meri Dixi Dominie
Peter the Father of Paradise Time
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Peter the Father of Paradise Time
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