"Oh go away, you silly man,
And do not bother me
Before that you can lie with me
You must cook me dishes three
Three dishes you must cook for me
And I will eat them all
Then you and I in the bed will lie,
And you'll lie next to the wall

"For my breakfast you must cook
A bird without any bones
And for my dinner you must cook
A cherry without any stones
And for my supper you must cook
A bird without a gall
Then you and I in the bed will lie,
And you'll lie next to the wall "
"Oh, while the bird is in the shell,
It surely has no bones;
And while the cherry is blossoming
It surely has no stones;
The dove is a gentle bird
And flies without a gall
Now you and I in one bed will lie,
And you'll lie next to the wall "

"Oh go away, you silly'man;
And do not me perplex,
Before that you can lie with me,
You must answer questions six
Six questions you must answer me,
As I repeat them all
Then you and I in the bed will lie,
And you'll lie next to the wall

"What is rounder than a ring?
What's higher than a tree?
What is worse than a woman's tongue?
What's deeper than the sea?
What bird sings first and what one best,
And where does the dew first fall?
Then you and I in the bed will lie,
And you'll lie next to the wall"

"This world is rounder than a ring,
Heaven's higher than a tree
The devil's worse than a woman's tongue
Hell's deeper than the sea
The lark sings first, the sparrow best,
And out does the dew first fall
Now you and I in the bed will lie,
And you'll lie next to the wall "

from Folk Songs out of Wisconsin, Peters
collected from Charles Dietz, Monroe, Wisconsin, 1946
Child #46
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