The Coo Coo Bird Lyrics - Be Good Tanyas

Oh, the cuckoo she's a pretty bird 

She warbles as she flies 

She never hollers coo coo till the fourth day of July 

Gonna build me log cabin 

On a mountain so high 

So I can see Willie as he goes on by 

Well, I've played cards in Texas 

And I've played cards in Maine 

Oh, I'll bet you five dollars I'll beat you next game 

Jack of diamonds, jack of diamonds 

Oh, I know you of old 

You robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold 

Rye whiskey, rye whiskey 

Oh, I know you of old 

You robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold 

Sometimes I feel much younger 

Sometimes I feel so old 

Sometimes the warm sun shines 

Sometimes it's dreadful cold 

Oh, the cuckoo she's a pretty bird 

How I wish she was mine 

She never drinks water she only drinks wine 

Oh, the cuckoo she's a pretty bird 

She warbles as she flies 

She never hollers coo coo till the fourth day of July