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