chorus:

        Am     / / /      |/          / /
Oh, the cuckoo,    she's a pretty bird,
/        |G  /   / /     |Am   / / 
Well, she warbles  as she flies,
/      |/    / / /       |/     / / 
But you never,   hear the cuckoo,
 /      |G      /   / /    |G / / / | 
'til the fourth day   of Ju-ly.

1.

Gonna build me a log cabin,
On a mountain so high,
So I can see Willy,
As she goes walking by.

2.

Well I played cards in old England,
And I've gambled over in Spain,
And I'll bet you ten dollars,
That I'll beat you next game.

3.

Jack o' Diamonds, Jack o' Diamonds,
I know you of old,
You rob ny poor pockets,
Of its silver and its gold.

4.

My horses they ain't hungry,
And they won't eat your hay,
I'll drive home just a little further,
Wondering why you treat me this way.

5.

Oh, the cuckoo she's a pretty bird,
Lord, she warbles as she flies,
She'll cause never more trouble,
And she'll tell you no lies.

6.

There's one thing that's been a puzzle,
Since the day that time began,
A man's love for, for his woman,
And her sweet love for her man.