THE CUCKOO
The Cuckoo
Oh the Em cuckoo she’a pretty bird,
She D wobbles as she Em flies,
She don’t Em never holler cuckoo,
‘Til the D fourth day of Em July.
Em Gonna build me log cabin,
on the D mountain so Em high,
Em So that I can see Willie,
As D he goes on Em by.
Oh the Em cuckoo she’a pretty bird,
She D wobbles as she Em flies,
She don’t Em never holler cuckoo,
‘Til the D fourth day of Em July.
1. Gonna build me log cabin,
on the mountain so high,
So that I can see Willie,
As he goes on by.
Oh the cuckoo she’a pretty bird,
She wobbles as she flies,
She don’t never holler cuckoo,
‘Til the fourth day of July.
2. Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds,
I know you of old,
You done robbed my poor pockets,
of my silver and gold.
Oh the cuckoo she’a pretty bird,
She wobbles as she flies,
She don’t never holler cuckoo,
‘Til the fourth day of July.
3. I’ve gambled in England,
and I’ve gambled down in Spain.
I bet you ten dollars, I’ll beat you again
Oh the cuckoo she’a pretty bird,
She wobbles as she flies,
She don’t never holler cuckoo,
‘Til the fourth day of July.
4. I gambled with five aces,
now I’ve gambled my last game.
Oh, it’s gamblin’ that’s brought me prison,
and the gamblin’ brought me pain
Oh the cuckoo she’a pretty bird,
She wobbles as she flies,
She don’t never holler cuckoo,
‘Til the fourth day of July.
5. In the cell I’m godforsaken,
and I’m wasting all my time
Here I’ll never see a cuckoo
or hear her song again
Oh the cuckoo she’a pretty bird,
She wobbles as she flies,
She don’t never holler cuckoo,
‘Til the fourth day of July.