| Song Name: | The Cuckoo Is A Pretty Bird (hi-lo) | By: | English children�s song circa mid-1700s |
| Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | Ab | Genre: | Children |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2014-02-10 08:44:21 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Song: | THE CUCKOO IS A PRETTY BIRD hi-lo
English children�s song circa mid-1700s Key: Fm Time: 6/8 -3� -3� 4 -3� 4 4 2 2 3 -6 -6 7 -6 7 7 5 5 6 Oh, the cu-ckoo is a pret-ty bird 2 -1 2 3 -3� 5 -4 5 6 -6 She sings as she flies -3� 4 -3� 4 2 3 -6 7 -6 7 5 6 She brings you glad tid-ings 2 -1 2 3 -3� 5 -4 5 6 -6 And she nev-er lies 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 8 She sucks all the pret-ty flow-ers 4 -4 4 -4 5 7 -8 7 -8 8 That make her voice clear 5 -4 4 -3� 4 2 3 8 -8 7 -6 7 5 6 And she nev-er sings cu-ckoo 2 2 -1 2 3 -3� 5 5 -4 5 6 -6 �Til the spring of the year |
