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