Gonna build me a cabin
On a mountain so high
So I can see Willie
When he goes on by

Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird
And she sings as she flies
But she never hollers cuckoo
Till the fourth day of July

Jack of diamonds, jack of diamonds
And I know you from old
You robbed my poor pockets
Of my silver and my gold

I played cards in England
I played cards in Spain
I'll bet you ten dollars
I'll beat you next game

Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird
And she sings as she flies
But she never hollers cuckoo
Till the fourth day of July