Oh, the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird, and she warbles when she flies
but she never hollers cuckoo till the fourth day of july.
I'm a rambler, i'm a gambler and i lay my money down
but i never start gamblin' when the cuckoo bird's around, round.
Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird, and she warbles when she flies
but she never hollers cuckoo till the fourth day of july.
Said jack o'diamonds, well jack o'diamonds, lord, i know you of old,
honey you robbed me of my silver and out of my gold.