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The Cuckoo
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Singer/Songwriter
The Cuckoo was released on March 18, 2004 by Rhino/Elektra as a part of the album Mountain Hearth & Home
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Release DateMarch 18, 2004
LabelRhino/Elektra
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM171

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Songwriter

Lyrics

Oh, the cuckoo, she is a pretty bird
She sings as she flies
She brings us glad tidings
And she tells us no lies
She sucks all pretty flowers
To make her voice clear
And she never sings cuckoo
'Til the spring of the year
Come all you young women
Take warnin' by me
Never place your affections
On the love of a man
For the roots, they will wither
The branches decay
He'll turn his back on you
And he'll walk square away
If you do forsake me
I'll not be forsworn
And they'll all be mistaken
If they think that I'll mourn
For I'll get myself up in
Some higher degree
And I'll walk as light by him
As he can by me
Oh, the cuckoo, she is a pretty bird
She sings as she flies
She brings us glad tidings
And she tells us no lies
She sucks all pretty flowers
To make her voice clear
And she never sings cuckoo
'Til the spring of the year
Written by: Jean Ritchie
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