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Alex Cumming: https://alexcummingmusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-cuckoo
https://alexcummingmusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-cuckoo
Chorus: Cuckoo in April Cuckoo in May Cuckoo in June But July flies away Cuckoo in April Cuckoo in May Cuckoo in June But July flies away Oh the cuckoo, she’s a pretty bird She sings as she flies She tells us glad tidings She tells us no lies She plucks the sweet flowers To make her voice clear She never hollers cuckoo ’til the summer is near Oh greeting’s a pleasure And parting’s a grief A false-hearted loverÿ Is worse than a thief They’ll hug you and kiss youÿ And tell you more lies Than the green leaves on the willowÿ Or the stars in the skies Oh the cuckoo, she’s a pretty bird She sings as she flies She tells us glad tidings She tells us no lies She plucks the sweet flowers To make her voice clear She never hollers cuckoo ’til the summer is near