Riddle Song (key of D)
Public domain - full karaoke IMMHA-L320
Credit: Traditional · traditional (English, 15th-century roots)
Origin: Traditional English/Appalachian song, also known as 'I Gave My Love a Cherry'. It descends from the 15th-century 'I Have a Yong Suster' and is in the public domain. Typed with handwritten chords, 4/4 time, key of D, marked 'Traditional'.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Riddle_Song
Lyrics sheet: courtesy of Country Roads Folk Music Camp, Mount Madonna County Park, California (about the camp)
Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)
Chords as printed on the original song sheet. Chords as handwritten over the typed words.
D G D I gave my love a cherry that had no stone A7 D A7 I gave my love a chicken that had no bones D D A7 I gave my love a story that had no end G D I gave my love a baby with no crying D G D How can there be a cherry that has no stone A7 D A7 How can there be a chicken that has no bone D D A7 How can there be a story that has no end G D How can there be a baby with no crying D G D A cherry when it's blooming, it has no stone A7 D A7 A chicken when it's pippin, it has no bone D D A7 The story of "I love you" it has no end G D A baby when it's sleeping, has no crying