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Hurray For The Riff Raff
My Dearest Darkest Neighbor
Cuckoo

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Hurray For The Riff Raff

Cuckoo

Release date: 16th April 2012

From My Dearest Darkest NeighborTrack 93:34

Traditional Folk Music Singer/Songwriter

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"Cuckoo" is a track by Hurray For The Riff Raff, from the album My Dearest Darkest Neighbor, released 16th April 2012. The track is 3:34 long. It's filed under Traditional Folk. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Cuckoo

Oh the cuckoo
Oh the cuckoo
Oh the cuckoo
She sings her song
But she never
Hollers cuckoo
Since my lovers
Been dead and gone

Jack of diamonds
Jack of diamonds
You have robbed me
And now I'm poor
How I wish I
Had Jack of diamonds
When I was on that
Gambling floor

Gonna ride my
Horse of auburn
To the valley
Where there ain't no pain
I am going
Out to the country
Where there ain't no one
Who knows my name

Well oh the cuckoo
Oh the cuckoo
Oh the cuckoo
She sings her song
But she never
Has hollered cuckoo
Since my lovers
Been dead and gone

Well if you miss me
If you miss me
You can come home
At any time
Just you lift your
Wings of ivory
Fly to this lonesome
Home of mine

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From My Dearest Darkest Neighbor

3:342012

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Album

My Dearest Darkest Neighbor

Hurray For The Riff Raff

17th April 2012

Track number

9

Release year

2012

1Delta Momma Blues
3:48
2Fine and Mellow
3:37
3My Morphine
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4Black Jack Davey

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Hurray for the Riff Raff — Hawkmoon (from The Past Is Still Alive) [3:42]
Hurray for the Riff Raff — Vetiver (from The Past Is Still Alive) [3:53]
Hurray for the Riff Raff — Snake Plant (The Past Is Still Alive) (from The Past Is Still Alive) [4:08]
Hurray for the Riff Raff — Alibi (from The Past Is Still Alive) [2:49]
Hurray for the Riff Raff — Ogallala (from The Past Is Still Alive) [4:59]
Hurray for the Riff Raff — Hourglass (from The Past Is Still Alive) [2:50]
Hurray for the Riff Raff — Colossus of Roads (from The Past Is Still Alive) [2:46]
Hurray for the Riff Raff — Dynamo (from The Past Is Still Alive) [3:08]
Hurray for the Riff Raff — The World Is Dangerous (from The Past Is Still Alive) [3:46]
Hurray for the Riff Raff — Buffalo (from The Past Is Still Alive) [3:43]
Hurray For The Riff Raff — Pyramid Scheme
Hurray For The Riff Raff — SAGA (acoustic)
Hurray For The Riff Raff — Pierced Arrows (acoustic)
Hurray For The Riff Raff — WOLVES (from LIFE ON EARTH) [3:37]
Hurray For The Riff Raff — LIFE ON EARTH (from LIFE ON EARTH) [5:46]
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Hurray For The Riff Raff — RHODODENDRON (from LIFE ON EARTH) [3:34]
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Hurray For The Riff Raff — POINTED AT THE SUN (from LIFE ON EARTH) [3:32]
Hurray For The Riff Raff — PIERCED ARROWS (from LIFE ON EARTH) [4:02]
Hurray For The Riff Raff — KiN (from LIFE ON EARTH) [0:50]
Hurray For The Riff Raff — ROSEMARY TEARS (from LIFE ON EARTH) [3:17]
Hurray For The Riff Raff — SAGA (from LIFE ON EARTH) [4:35]
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Hurray For The Riff Raff — Entrance (from The Navigator) [1:43]
Hurray For The Riff Raff — Finale (from The Navigator) [3:22]
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