X: 1
T:Cuckoo is a Pretty Bird
S:Digital Tradition, cuckbird
B:Tune from Sharp, English Folk Songs
D:Recorded by Edna Ritchie, Jean Ritchie, Joan Baez, etc
Z:dt:cuckbird
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
W:The cuckoo she's a pretty bird
W:She sings as she flies
W:She brings us glad tidings
W:And tells us no lies
W:
W:She sucks all sweet flowers
W:To make her voice clear
W:She never sings cuckoo
W:Till summer is near
W:
W:She flies the hills over
W:She flies the world about
W:She flies back to the mountain
W:She mourns for her love
W:
W:The cuckoo she's a pretty bird
W:She sings as she flies
W:She brings us glad tidings
W:And tells us no lies
K:E
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