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"The Four Presents" (also known as "Perry Merry") is a Wiggles song from the Big Red Car album.

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Lyrics[]

English[]

I have four sisters beyond the sea
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
And they each sent a present to me
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

CHORUS
Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

The first sent a chicken without 'ere a bone
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
The second sent a cherry without 'ere a stone
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

CHORUS

The third sent a book which no one could read
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
The fourth sent a blanket without 'ere a thread
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

CHORUS

How can there be a chicken without 'ere a bone
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
How can there be a cherry without 'ere a stone
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

CHORUS

How can there be a book which no one could read
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
How can there be a blanket without 'ere a thread
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

CHORUS

When the chicken's in the eggshell, there is no bone
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
When the cherry's in the bud, there is no stone
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

CHORUS

When the book's in the press, it can not be read
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
When the blanket's on the fleece, there is no thread
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

CHORUS

Español (Los Cuatros Regalos)[]

Yo tengo cuatro hermanas cruzando el mar
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
Y cada una de ellas me mandó un regalo a mí
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

La primera me mandó un pollo sin sus huesitos
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
La segunda me mandó una cereza sin semilla
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

La tercera envió un libro que no se podía leer
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
La cuarta envió una tela que no tenía hilo
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

¿Cómo puede haber un pollo sin huesitos?
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
¿Cómo puede haber una cereza sin semilla?
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

¿Cómo es un libro si no se puede leer?
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
¿Cómo es una tela cuando no tiene hilo?
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

No hay hueso en el pollito cuando está en el huevo
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
No hay semilla en la cereza cuando está en el árbol
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

Cuando el libro está en la imprenta no se puede leer
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
Cuando aún la tela es lana no tiene hilo
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

Petrum Patrum Paradisi Tempori
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

Song Credits[]

Traditional/Arranged by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, and Greg Page, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.

Apples & Bananas[]

Traditional/Arranged by Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, and Emma Watkins, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.

Nursery Rhymes 2[]

Traditional/Arranged by Oliver Brian, Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Alex Keller, Simon Pryce, and Emma Watkins, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.

Trivia[]

  • This was named after a Nursery Rhyme called "I Had Four Brothers Beyond the Sea".
  • A 2006 instrumental track is played in Here Comes The Big Red Car during the prologue scene of "Five Little Joeys".
  • The 1995 version plays in D while the 2014 and 2018 versions play in E.
  • The song is titled "Perry Merry" when it appeared on Nursery Rhymes 2.
  • In concert, they changed Dominie to Dom Lindsay
  • On December 2nd, 2018, the 2018 version was uploaded on The Wiggles' YouTube channel.
  • In the 2023 version, the word "sisters" is changed to "cousins".

Performances/Appearances[]

Video Appearances[]

Album Appearances[]

Episode Appearances[]

The Wiggles Show (Latin America)[]

Ready Steady Wiggle (Series 2)[]

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Ready Steady Wiggle (Series 5)[]

Ready Steady Wiggle (Series 6)[]

Video[]

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The Wiggles Perry Merry The Wiggles Nursery Rhymes 2

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