Cuckoo is a Pretty Bird

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Digital Tradition, cuckbird

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One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major E 3/4 Has source text No chords explore more...

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X: 1
T:Cuckoo is a Pretty Bird
S:Digital Tradition, cuckbird
B:Tune from Sharp, English Folk Songs
D:Recorded by Edna Ritchie, Jean Ritchie, Joan Baez, etc
Z:dt:cuckbird
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
W:The cuckoo she's a pretty bird
W:She sings as she flies
W:She brings us glad tidings
W:And tells us no lies
W:
W:She sucks all sweet flowers
W:To make her voice clear
W:She never sings cuckoo
W:Till summer is near
W:
W:She flies the hills over
W:She flies the world about
W:She flies back to the mountain
W:She mourns for her love
W:
W:The cuckoo she's a pretty bird
W:She sings as she flies
W:She brings us glad tidings
W:And tells us no lies
K:E
C3/2C/ |C2 c2 B3/2G/|F3/2D/ B,2 C3/2-D/|E2 G2 F3/2E/|C4 C3/2-B,/|\
C2 c2 B3/2-G/|F3/2-D/ B,2 C3/2-D/|E2 G2 F3/2-E/|C4 C3/2-D/|
E3F G-E|F-E F2 F3/2G/|A3/2-B/ c2 G3/2-F/|G3G- AB|\
c2 c3/2-d/ c3/2B/|G3/2-F/ E3/2-F/ G2|F3C E3/2B/|C4 ||

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