Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird, she sings as she flies
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She never gets lonesome till the first day of July.
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I've gambled in England, and I've gambled down in Spain.
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I gambled with five aces, now I've gambled my last game.
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Oh, it's gamblin' that's brought me prison,
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And it's gamblin' that's brought me pain
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I'll never see the cuckoo or hear her song again
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Jack o' diamonds, jack o' diamonds, I know you of old
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You robbed my poor pockets of silver and of gold.
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Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird, she sings as she flies
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She never gets lonesome till the first day of July.
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THE CUCKOO
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Peter, Paul & Mary |