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Artist: Peter Paul And Mary
Canonical path: /peter-paul-and-mary/the-cuckoo
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Cuckoo
Read The Cuckoo lyrics by Peter Paul And Mary on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Cuckoo
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Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird, she sings as she flies
She never gets lonesome till the first day of july.
I've gambled in england, and I've gambled down in spain.
I gambled with five aces, now I've gambled my last game.
Oh, it's gamblin' that's brought me prison,
And it's gamblin' that's brought me pain
I'll never see the cuckoo or hear her song again
Jack o' diamonds, jack o' diamonds, I know you of old
You robbed my poor pockets of silver and of gold.
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird, she sings as she flies
She never gets lonesome till the first day of july.
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Peter Paul And Mary performs "The Cuckoo", and this lyric page sits inside the Peter Paul And Mary catalog on LyroVerse.
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