Greg: I had 4 sisters beyond the sea
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And they each sent a present to me
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Anthony: The first sent a chicken without 'ere a bone
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The second sent a cherry without a stone
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Greg: The third sent a book which no one could read
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The fourth sent a blanket without a thread
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Anthony: 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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Greg: How can there be a book which no one could read?
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How can there be a blanket without a thread?
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Greg: When the chicken's in the eggshell, there is no bone
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Anthony: When the cherry's in the bud, there is no stone
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Greg: When the book's in the press, no one it can read
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Anthony: When the blanket's on the fleece, there is no thread
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