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