William Reedy: Music
The Cuckoo Bird
(Traditional, arrangement by William Reedy)
Gonna build me a log cabin
On a mountain so high
So I can see Willie
As he goes dashing by
Oh the cuckoo is a pretty bird
He wobbles as he flies
He'll never holler "cuckoo"
Till the fourth day of July
I've played cards in England
I've played cards in Spain
I bet you ten dollars
I'll beat you next game
Jack of diamonds, jack of diamonds
How I know you from old
You've robbed my poor pockets
Of my silver and my gold
Oh the cuckoo is a pretty bird
He wobbles as he flies
He'll never holler "cuckoo"
Till the fourth day of July