Coo Coo Bird - Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson

Gonna build me log cabin

On a mountain so high

So I can see Willie

As he goes passing by.

Oh, the coo-coo, she’s a pretty bird

She wobbles as she flies

She never says coo-coo

Till the fourth day July.

I’ve played cards in England

I’ve played cards in Spain

I’ll bet you ten dollars

I beat you next game.

Jack-a-Diamonds, Jack-a-Diamonds

I’ve known you from old

You’ve robbed my poor pocket

Of my silver and my gold.

My horses ain’t hungry

They won’t eat your hay

I’ll drive on a little further

I’ll feed ‘em on my way.