The Four Presents

"The Four Presents" is a song from the albums Big Red Car and Here Comes the Big Red Car.

Big Red Car

 * Written by Traditional
 * Arranged by: M.Cook, J.Fatt, A.Field, G.Page
 * Published by EMI Music
 * Murray Cook: Bass
 * Jeff Fatt: Lowrey Colour Glow Organ
 * Anthony Field: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Vibraslap Co-ordinator
 * Greg Page: Lead Vocals, Vibraslap
 * Gerry Brady: Backing Vocals
 * Produced by The Wiggles
 * Engineered by: Rob Perez, Aaron Ruig, The Wiggles
 * Recorded at: Tracking Station Studios, Bellevue Hill, Sydney
 * Mastered by William Bowden at Festival Studios
 * Recording Rights by The Wiggles Pty Ltd

Here Comes the Big Red Car

 * Written by Traditional
 * Arranged by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes Pty. Ltd
 * Vocals: Greg Page
 * Manzillas: Gerry Brady
 * Guitar: Anthony Field
 * Bass: Murray Cook
 * Keyboard: Jeff Fatt
 * Originally Engineered by: Aaron Ruig, Rob Perez, The Wiggles
 * Originally Recorded at: Tracking Station Studios
 * Originally Mastered by: William Bowden
 * Re-Mastered by: Don Bartley
 * Originally Mastered at: Festival Studios

Apples and Bananas

 * Written and Arranged by: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Published by Wiggly Tunes Pty. Ltd
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Music Recorded at Hot Potato Studios, Sydney
 * Music Recorded and Mixed by: Alex Keller
 * Mastered by Don Bartley
 * Vocals - Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie
 * Backing Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Musicians: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Alex Keller, Simon Pryce, George Tseros, Emma Watkins

Song Lyrics
I have four sisters beyond the sea

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And they each sent a present to me

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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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The third sent a book which no man could read

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The fourth sent a blanket without 'ere a thread

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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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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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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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When the book's in the press, it cannot be read

Peri Meri Dixi Dominie When the blanket's on the fleece, there is no thread

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Trivia

 * This was named after a folk song called "The Riddle Song".
 * The 1995 version plays in D while the 2014 version plays in E.
 * The word Traditional is only credited in the Big Red Car album, but the Apples and Bananas one.
 * The song is re-worded to "Perry Merry" in Nursery Rhymes 2

Video Appearances

 * Apples and Bananas

Album Appearances

 * Big Red Car
 * Here Comes The Big Red Car


 * Apples and Bananas


 * Nursery Rhymes 2