The Four Presents lyrics

I have four sisters beyond the sea

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And they each sent a present to me

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CHORUS

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori

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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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CHORUS

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori

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The third sent a book which no one could read

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The fourth sent a blanket without 'ere a thread

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CHORUS

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori

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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 'ere a stone?

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CHORUS

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori

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How can there be a book which no one could read?

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How can there be a blanket without 'ere a thread?

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CHORUS

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori

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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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CHORUS

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori

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When the book's in the press, no one it can read

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When the blanket's on the fleece, there is no thread

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CHORUS

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori

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