Name: The Cuckoo - Extended Mix
Duration: P00H04M55S
Description: The Cuckoo is a very old traditional song with many variations, most of which are a commentary on the sometimes glorious, sometimes brutal vicissitudes of love and politics. I was inspired to continue the conversation with a set of new verses that question whether isolationism is worthwhile in either arena.

The Cuckoo - Extended Mix

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The Cuckoo is a very old traditional song with many variations, most of which are a commentary on the sometimes glorious, sometimes brutal vicissitudes of love and politics. I was inspired to continue the conversation with a set of new verses that question whether isolationism is worthwhile in either arena.

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The Cuckoo

Oh the cuckoo, she’s a pretty bird. She warbles when she flies.
She’ll cause you no trouble. She’ll tell you no lies.

Oh, you built your log cabin on a mountain so high,
you can see the world below you as life passes you by.

Oh the cuckoo, she’s a pretty bird. She warbles as she flies.
She never says cuckoo ‘til the fourth day of July.

Love has taught you to be cautious, to keep your heart locked away.
Your independence is like a weapon, keeping heartbreak at bay.

Oh the cuckoo, she’s a pretty bird. She warbles as she flies.
She never says cuckoo ‘til the fourth day of July.

Aren’t you lonely in your cabin on a mountain so high
Far from all those who would love you, if you let them, bye and bye.

Oh the cuckoo, she’s a pretty bird. She warbles as she flies.
She will cause you no trouble. She will tell you no lies.

Coooo-coooooo, Cooooooo-coooooo, Coooo-cooooooo.

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released May 25, 2016
Traditional; new verses and arrangement by Heather Stewart.
Banjo: Heather Stewart
Guitar and upright bass: Arkadi Futerman
Electric bass: Charles Earnshaw
Vocal harmony: Natasha Price
Percussion: Scott Weller

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