歌曲歌詞
I had 4 sisters beyond the sea
Per meri dixi dominie
And they each sent a present to me
Per meri dixi dominie
Petrum patrum paradisi tempori
Per meri dixi dominie
The first sent a chicken without 'ere a bone
Per meri dixi dominie
The second sent a cherry without a stone
Per meri dixi dominie
Petrum patrum paradisi tempori
Per meri dixi dominie
The third sent a book which no one could read
Per meri dixi dominie
The fourth sent a blanket without a thread
Per meri dixi dominie
Petrum patrum paradisi tempori
Per meri dixi dominie
How can there be a chicken without 'ere a bone
Per meri dixi dominie
How can there be a cherry without a stone
Per meri dixi dominie
Petrum patrum paradisi tempori
Per meri dixi dominie
How can there be a book which no one could read
Per meri dixi dominie
How can there be a blanket without a thread
Per meri dixi dominie
Petrum patrum paradisi tempori
Per meri dixi dominie
When the chicken's in the eggshell there is no bone
Per meri dixi dominie
When the cherry's in the bud there is no stone
Per meri dixi dominie
Petrum patrum paradisi tempori
Per meri dixi dominie
When the book's in the press no one it can read
Per meri dixi dominie
When the blanket's on the fleece there is no thread
Per meri dixi dominie
Petrum patrum paradisi tempori
Per meri dixi dominie
Per meri dixi dominie