Oh, the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird   She sings as she flies   She never gets lonesome   Till the first day of July      I've gambled in England   And I've gambled down in Spain   I gambled with five aces   Now I've gambled my last game      Oh, it's gamblin' that's brought me prison   And it's gamblin' that's brought me pain   I'll never see the cuckoo   Or hear her song again      Jack o' diamonds, jack o' diamonds   I know you of old   You robbed my poor pockets   Of silver and of gold      Oh, the cuckoo, she is a pretty bird   She sings as she flies   She never gets lonesome   Till the first day of July