The Cuckoo - appalachian folk song 

In the words of good ol Kurt, the bad Vonnegut; "so it goes", haha.

I had zero idea who this person was and I didn't expect anything special, with how saturated the Internet is with random amateurs. ... ummm, holy shit!!!!! Your comment says it all.

Yeah same here lol

What a sad perspective @owlexs

@@meredithmoon ppreciate you :)

I loooove gillian welch 💛

@@jasminebambury5841 glad you found your way here!

@@JohnnyKeatonWilson thank you for the encouragement 💐

@@allisond4359 :))) much love!

@@stanleytouche deal!!!

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

@@tuib Wado oginali, much appreciated!

@@KentuckyRedneck13 appreciate the encouragement! There’s lots of different versions of the lyrics, as with many folk tunes :) - the ones i’m doing here are: Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird And she warbles as she flies She never hollers cuckoo Till the 4th day of July Jack of diamonds, jack of diamonds How i know you from old You’ve robbed my poor pockets Of my silver and gold Gonna build me a log cabin On a mountain so high So i can see Whitlock As he passes by Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird How i wish she was mine She never drinks whiskey She only drinks wine Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird And they’ll try and cast their nets Jack of diamonds says a pretty word And they’ll try and place their bets But you can’t catch can’t catch freedom So you may as well fly too And you’ll never know what could’ve become Of the choice you let fall through.

@@ultravioletarcher Thank you! I love the tune, started playing it right after I watched your video, lol!

@@jjs2082 thanks for listening :)

@@HoomanthingMeetDog me too

@@gregvaneekhout thanks :) dadgad

@@ultravioletarcher Thank you!

@@diablofrench7735 :) last verse is: Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird And they’ll try and cast their nets Jack of diamonds says a pretty word And they’ll try and place their bets But you can’t catch can’t catch freedom So you may as well fly too And you’ll never know what could’ve become Of the choice you let fall through.

@@ultravioletarcher thank you v much! Love love love it ❤️

@@beansdestroyer thanks for the kind words ! & nice handle :D