Be Good Tanyas The Coo Coo Bird Lyrics

The Coo Coo Bird Lyrics

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