Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird she warbles as she flies
But I never give her water till the forth 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
Gonna build me a castle on a mountain so high
So then I can see my true love as she passes by
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
[ banjo ]
Jack of Diamonds Jack of Diamonds I know you of old
You have robbed my poor pockets of silver and the gold
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird