The Cuckoo
The [Am]cuckoo
is a [Em]funny bird, she [Am]sings
[G]as [D]she
[Em]flies.
She'll [Am]bring
you glad [Em]tidings, she'll [Am]tell
[G]you [D]no
[Em]lies.
She [C]sips
from the [G]pretty [Bm]flowers
[D]to [Em]make
[D]her voice [Em]clear,
And she'll [Am]never
sing [Em]cuckoo till the [Am]spring
[G]of [D]the
[Em]year.
A-[Am]walking
and a-[Em]talking, and a-[Am]wan-[G]dering
[D]go [Em]I,
A-[Am]waiting
for my [Em]true love; he'll [Am]come
[G]by [D]and
[Em]by.
I'll [C]meet
him in the [G]morn-[Bm]ing
for he's [D]all [Em]my
[D]de-[Em]light.
I could [Am]walk
with my [Em]true love from [Am]morn-[G]ing
[D]to [Em]night.
Come [Am]all
you fair [Em]maidens, take [Am]warn-[G]ing
[D]from [Em]me,
Don't [Am]place
your af-[Em]fections on a [Am]young
[G]man [D]too
[Em]free;
For [C]leaves
they do [G]with-[Bm]er,
and [D]roots [Em]they
[D]do [Em]die,
And your [Am]love
he will [Em]leave you and he'll [Am]nev-[G]er
[D]say [Em]why.
But [Am]if
he will [Em]leave me, I'll [Am]not
[G]be [D]for-[Em]lorn,
And [Am]if
he'll for-[Em]swear me, I'll [Am]not
[G]be [D]for-[Em]sworn;
I'll [C]get
myself [G]up [Bm]in
my [D]best [Em]fin-[D]er-[Em]y,
And I'll [Am]walk
as proud [Em]by him as [Am]he
[G]walks [D]by
[Em]me.