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The Cuckoo - Banjo - Traditional Folk Song
"The Cuckoo" (Roud 413) is a traditional English folk song. The is a highly Americanized version.
The song is known by many names, including "The Coo-Coo", "The Coo-Coo Bird", "The Cuckoo Bird", "The Cuckoo Is A Pretty Bird", "The Evening Meeting", "The Unconstant Lover, Bunclody" and "Going to Georgia".
I play it on a mountain banjo in sawmil tuning. Two finger thumb lead.
The Cuckoo - The Coo Coo - Traditional
performed by, Dan D. Dirges
Banjo - Sawmill tuning (Mountain Modal) GDGCD - Tuned down to low B
Guitar Am (pick out melody while singing)
Oh the cuckoo she'a pretty bird
She wobbles as she flies
She never hollers cuckoo
'Til the fourth day of July
Gonna build me log cabin
On the mountain so high
So that I can see Rosie
As she goes on riding by
Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds
I know you of old
You robbed my poor pockets
Of silver and gold
I've played cards in England
I've played cards in Spain
I bet you five dollars
I'll beat you again
Oh the cuckoo she'a pretty bird
She wobbles as she flies
She never hollers cuckoo
'Til the fourth day of July
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solo
She flies the hills over
She flies the world round
She flies back to the mountain
She mourns for her love
Oh the cuckoo she'a pretty bird
She wobbles as she flies
She never holler cuckoo
'Til the fourth day of July
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