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The Cuckoo

from Wild & Wicked Youth by Kim Lowings

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lyrics

Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird,
She sings as she flies.
She brings us glad tidings,
She tells us no lies.
She drinks from wild flowers
To keep her voice clear
And when she sings cuckoo
The summer draws near.

A walking, a talking
A walking was I
To meet my true lover
He’ll come by and by.
To meet him in the meadow
Is all my delight.
A walking and a talking
From morning ’til night.

Well meeting is a pleasure
But parting is grief.
An unfaithful lover
Is worse than a thief.
For a thief can but rob me
And take what I have.
An unfaithful lover
Sends me to my grave.

The grave it will rot me
And bring me to dust.
An unfaithful lover
No maiden can trust
For they’ll court you and they’ll kiss you
And vow they’ll be true.
The very next morning
They’ll bid you adieu.

Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird,
She sings as she flies.
She brings us glad tidings,
She tells us no lies.
She drinks from wild flowers
To keep her voice clear
And when she sings cuckoo
The summer draws near.

credits

from Wild & Wicked Youth, released September 8, 2017
Words: Trad. arr. K. Lowings
Music: A. Lowings

Kim Lowings - vocals
Andrew Lowings - bouzouki
Dave Sutherland - double bass, backing vocals
Tim Rogers - cajon
Shannon Johnson - fiddle

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Kim Lowings England, UK

Born and raised in the West Midlands, Kim Lowings has built up a national reputation with its roots at the heart of the country. She is perhaps best known for her work with The Greenwood and ‘folk supergroup’ The Company Of Players. Using the piano, guitar and trademark mountain dulcimer, she sings songs of love, loss and rebellion; tales old and new. Each with a modern twist and a purpose. ... more

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