Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird She warbles as she flies But she never hollers cuckoo 'Til the fourth day of July I've played cards in Kingston (I) played cards in Port o' Spain and I bet you your last dollar I'll beat you at your game. Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird She warbles as she flies But she never hollers cuckoo 'Til the fourth day of July Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds I know you of old You have robbed me of my silver (of) my silver and my gold Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird She warbles as she flies But she never hollers cuckoo 'Til the fourth day of July I'm going to build (me) a log cabin In the mountains so high (where) The wild birds and [the] turtle doves will hear (my sad) [me when I] cry Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird She warbles as she flies But she never hollers cuckoo 'Til the fourth day of July NOTES: Words in () are Rowan only Words in [] are Railroad Earth only But, RRE sometimes sing the Rowan words And, RRE sometimes drops the last stanza