The Cuckoo

Lyrics:

• 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