Kaleidoscope - Cuckoo lyrics

Oh, the cuckoo she's a pretty bird And she warbles as she flies. And she never has a sad word Til the 4th day of July. She just s**s on pretty flowers Just to keep her voice so clear. And she never hollers cuckoo Til the last day of the year. Take it. I'm a viper and I like her And her name is Mary Jane. Makes no matter how you love her You know she'll do ya just the same. Here today, she's gone tomorrow But where she's bound no tongue can tell. But she'll leave you without your sorrow For just a godspeed and faretheewell. Walk on. I'm a soldier in the army And I'm fighting a stranger's war. All them bullets try to find me They don't seem to care, babe, what I'm here for. We've got the time now for one more kiss now Then I must be on my way. Let's make love now til the sunrise When there's nothin' more to say. Do Do Do Do Do Oh Oh Do Do Do Do Do Oh Oh Do Do Do Do Do Oh Oh Oh Oh Do Do Do Do Do Oh Oh Do Do Do Do Do Oh Oh Do Do Do Do Do Oh Oh Oh Oh UNH Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Notes: I'm not sure about the fifth line in the second verse, but it makes sense with the lines that follow. I've even asked David Lindley, who was Kaleidoscope's lead guitarist, about it and he said that it has been so many years since he performed this version he couldn't remember. Also, for years I thought the second line in the third verse was, "And I'm fighting the straighter's war." I'm sure it's "a stranger's war," but I still like the intimation of my misunderstanding.