for Chesterton Choral Society's "Animal Magic" 2017

The Cuckoo trad. arranged by Quintus Benziger

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Intro to v.1

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1.Oh the cuc - koo is a pret - ty bird, she sings as she flies.
She bring - eth good tid - ings, she tell - eth no lies.
2.Oh the cuc - koo is a gid - dy bird, no o - ther's as she.
That flits a - cross the mea - dow,that sings/in ev - 'ry tree.
3.Oh the cuc - koo is a craf - ty bird, she lays in a - no-ther's nest,
She waits for some o - ther eggs and adds hers to the rest.

4.Oh the cuc - koo is a wit - ty bird, ar - ri - ving with the spring,
When sum -mer suns are wan - ing she spreads wide her wing.

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1.She sucks on sweet flow - ers to keep her throt - tle clear,
2.A nest she ne'er build - eth, a va - grant she doth roam;
3.They hatch in - to fledge - lings, her chick is strong est of all,
4.She flees long e're win - ter, she hates the rain and snow,

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1.Each time you hear her sing Cuc - koo! the sum - mer draws near.

2.Her mu - sic a tear - ful Cuc - koo! She no - where has a home.
3.And push - es the o - ther chicks a - way. And down the o-thers fall.

4.Like her, I'd be a - sing - ing Cuc -koo! And off with her I'd go!

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