The Cuckoo (demo) Songtext
von Uncle Sinner
The Cuckoo (demo) Songtext
Well the cuckoo, she′s a pretty bird
And she warbles as she flies
She'll never say cuckoo
′Til the fourth day of July
Well for working, I'm too lazy
And for begging, that's too slow
Train a-robbing, too dangerous
So to gamble, did I go
Jack o′ diamonds, jack o′ diamonds
Well I've known you, I′ve know you of old
You robbed my poor pockets
Of their silver and their gold
Headin' out on Tenkiller Mountain
I′m gonna build me, I'm gonna build me a still
I′ll sell you two gallons
For a five dollar bill
I would go to Montana
If the moon showed any light
But my pony can't travel
This dark road tonight
Well it's once I
Had a sweetheart
And her age was sixteen
She was the flower of a Belton
And the rose of Selene
But her parents were against me
Now she is the same
If I′ve writ your book, love
You just blot out my name
And the cuckoo, she′s a pretty bird
She warbles as she flies
She'll never say cuckoo
′Til the fourth day of July
And she warbles as she flies
She'll never say cuckoo
′Til the fourth day of July
Well for working, I'm too lazy
And for begging, that's too slow
Train a-robbing, too dangerous
So to gamble, did I go
Jack o′ diamonds, jack o′ diamonds
Well I've known you, I′ve know you of old
You robbed my poor pockets
Of their silver and their gold
Headin' out on Tenkiller Mountain
I′m gonna build me, I'm gonna build me a still
I′ll sell you two gallons
For a five dollar bill
I would go to Montana
If the moon showed any light
But my pony can't travel
This dark road tonight
Well it's once I
Had a sweetheart
And her age was sixteen
She was the flower of a Belton
And the rose of Selene
But her parents were against me
Now she is the same
If I′ve writ your book, love
You just blot out my name
And the cuckoo, she′s a pretty bird
She warbles as she flies
She'll never say cuckoo
′Til the fourth day of July
Writer(s): Elgar Howarth, Traditional Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com