[Verse]
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 gambling that's brought me prison
And it's gambling that's brought me pain
I'll never see the cuckoo or hear her song again
Jack of diamonds, jack of diamonds, I know you of old
You robbed my poor pockets of silver and of gold
Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird, she sings as she flies
She never gets lonesome till the first day of July