Verse
D#
Oh, the cuckoo is a pretty bird
F# G#
That wobbles as she flies
D#
But she never says coo-coo
F# D#
Till the fourth day of July
[Verse]
G# D#
I've gambled in England
G# D#
I've gambled in Spain
D#
An' I bet you ten dollars
F# D#
That I'll beat you next game
[Verse]
D#
I build me a cabin
F# D#
On a mountain so high
D#
So I can see Nelly
F# D#
As she goes ridin' by
[Verse]
D#
I wish I was a poet
F# D#
An' could write a fine hand
D#
I'd write my love a letter
F#
Lord, she would understand.