Cuckoo Bird

Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird,

She warbles as she flies

But I never give her water

'til the fourth day of July.

It is often that I wonder

Why women love men

And I look back and I wonder

Why men are men

Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird,

She warbles as she flies

But I never give her water

'til the fourth day of July.

Gonna build me a castle

On a mountain so high

So I can see my true love

As she passes by

Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird,

She warbles as she flies

But I never give her water

'til the fourth day of July.

Jack o' diamonds, jack o' diamonds,

I know you of old

You have robbed me of my poor pockets

Of silver and gold.

Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird,

She warbles as she flies

But I never give her water

'til the fourth day of July.

I've gambled in England,

And I've gambled down in Spain.

I gambled with five aces,

Now I've gambled my last game.

Oh, it's gamblin' that's brought me prison,

And it's gamblin' that's brought me pain

I'll never see the cuckoo

Or hear her song again

Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird,

She warbles as she flies

But I never give her water

'til the fourth day of July