Song: The Cuckoo
Artist: Rory Gallagher
Album: Wheels Within Wheels (lyrics may vary if from another album)
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Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird, and she warbles, as she flies
And she never, holler cuckoo, until the 4th day, of July
Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds, you're the meanest, heart I know
Well you rob my, poor pockets, of the silver, and of gold
I'm going up, up on a mountain, I'm gonna build me, a whiskey still
And I'll sell you, one bottle, for a twenty, dollar-bill
I'm going up, up on a mountain, I'm gonna stand, lookin' down
So I can see my, pretty baby, whenever she, comes walking round
Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird, and she warbles, as she flies
And she never, holler cuckoo, until the 4th day, of July
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Well I'll eat, when I'm hungry, and I'll drink, when I'm dry
And if some woman, don't shoot me, then I'll live, a long time
Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds, well I've known you, of old
Well you rob my, poor pockets, and you nearly, stole my soul
Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird, and she warbles, as she flies
Well she brings us, glad tidings, and she never, tells no lies
Ohh-hoo-hoo, Mm-hmm-hmm, Mm-hmm, Mm-hmm-hmm
Mm-hmm-hmm, Mm-hmm-hmm, Mm-hmm, Mm-hmm
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