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The Cuckoo Lyrics
Gonna build me a log cabin
On a mountain so high
So I can see my darling
As she goes passing by
Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird
And she warbles as she flies
But she never says cuckoo
Till the 4th day of July
Now my horses, they ain't hungry
And they won't eat your hay
So I'll ride on just a little further
And I'll feed them on the way
Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird
And she warbles as she flies
She will cause you never no trouble
And she'll tell you no lies
You can see that I have wandered
By the dust that's on my feet
Now I'll build me a log cabin
Let my true love look for me
Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird
And she warbles as she flies
But she never says cuckoo
Till the 4th day of July
On a mountain so high
So I can see my darling
As she goes passing by
And she warbles as she flies
But she never says cuckoo
Till the 4th day of July
And they won't eat your hay
So I'll ride on just a little further
And I'll feed them on the way
And she warbles as she flies
She will cause you never no trouble
And she'll tell you no lies
By the dust that's on my feet
Now I'll build me a log cabin
Let my true love look for me
And she warbles as she flies
But she never says cuckoo
Till the 4th day of July
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This song is beautiful, and I'm surprised someone hasn't commented on it before. It's not a very difficult song, but still.
Really, I think it's just a song of an unrequited love. The verses suggest a man in love with a girl who doesn't seem interested in him, hence why he's building the cabin to watch her in the beginning and waiting for her in the end. The middle verse suggests a lot of wandering in pursuit of love, and it leads to the final verse where he settles down.
The chorus, I think, is just there because it sounds good. Unless the cuckoo has some applicable symbolism I'm not aware of, it just seems to be a nice, earthy chorus to pull the song together.