The Four Presents

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

This song is also on the albums and videos for Apples & Bananas and Nursery Rhymes 2. However, on Nursery Rhymes 2 the song is called Perry Merry.

The video for the original Wiggles finally made its debut on The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bush Fire Relief.

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Song Lyrics

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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When the book's in the press, no one it can read
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie
When the blanket's on the fleece, there is no thread
Pere Meri Dixi Dominie

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Song Credits

Big Red Car Here Comes The Big Red Car Apples & Bananas Nursery Rhymes 2 Trad. Arr: M.Cook, J.Fatt, A.Field, G.Page Published by EMI Music Murray Cook: Bass Jeff Fatt: Piano Anthony Field: Acoustic guitar, vocals, vibraslap co-ordinator Greg Page: Lead vocals & vibraslap Gerry Brady: Backing vocals Engineered by Aaron Ruig. Recorded at: Tracking Station Studios, Bellevue Hill, Sydney. Mastered by William Bowden at Festival Studios. Vocals: Greg Page Manzillas: Gerry Brady Guitar: Anthony Field Bass: Murray Cook Keyboard: Jeff Fatt Originally engineered by Aaron Ruig. Originally recorded at Tracking Station Studios, Bellevue, Sydney. Originally mastered by William Bowden at Festival Studios. Re-Mastered by Don Bartley Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins (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: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce Emma Watkins Musicians: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Alex Keller, Simon Pryce, George Tseros, Emma Watkins Trad. Arr. Oliver Brian Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Alex Keller, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins (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 re-worded to "Perry Merry" in Nursery Rhymes 2.
• On December 2nd 2018, the 2018 version was uploaded on The Wiggles' YouTube channel.

Performances/Appearances

Video Appearances Apples & Bananas Nursery Rhymes 2 The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bush Fire Relief Album Appearances Big Red Car Dance Party Here Comes The Big Red Car Apples & Bananas Nursery Rhymes 2 Episode Appearances Simon's Brush with Fame Wiggle Talk Food, Trains and Animals!

Video

The Wiggles Perry Merry The Wiggles Nursery Rhymes 2