The Cuckoo Bird Lyrics - Singles - Watson Family

Gonna build me a log cabin 

on a mountain so high, 

So I can see Willy, 

as she goes walking by. 

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Oh, the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird, 

Lord, she warbles as she flies; 

She'll never say cuckoo 

Till the fourth day of July. 

Well I played cards in old England 

And I've gambled over in Spain, 

And I'll bet you ten dollars 

That I'll beat you next game. 

My horses they ain't hungry 

And they won't eat your hay. 

I'll drive home just a little further 

Wondering why you treat me this way. 

Oh, the cuckoo she's a pretty bird. 

Lord, she warbles as she flies. 

She'll cause never more trouble 

And she'll tell you no lies. 

There's one thing that's been a puzzle 

Since the day that time began: 

A man's love for, for his woman 

And her sweet love for her man. 

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