Gonna build me log cabin On a mountain so high So I can see Willi As he goes passing by Oh, the cuckoo she's a pretty bird She warbles as she flies She never says cuckoo Till the fourth day July I've played cards in England I've played cards in Spain I'll bet you ten dollars I'll beat you next game Oh, the cuckoo she's a pretty bird She warbles as she flies She never says cuckoo Till the fourth day July Jack of diamonds, Jack of diamonds I've known you from old You robbed my poor pocket Of my silver and my gold Oh, the cuckoo she's a pretty bird She warbles as she flies She never says cuckoo Till the fourth day July