Cuckoo

(Hans Theessink) 

When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
Sign of rain, buddy, it's a sign of rain

   Goin' upon the mountain for to see my baby
   Goin' upon the mountain for to see my baby
   Goin' upon the mountain for to see my baby
   He ain't come home, buddy, he ain't come home

   When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
   When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
   When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
   Sign of rain, buddy, it's a sign of rain

When you hear them woodowls callin'
When you hear them woodowls callin'
When you hear them woodowls callin'
Somebody's dying, oh, somebody's dying

   Goin' upon the mountain for to see my baby
   Goin' upon the mountain for to see my baby
   Goin' upon the mountain for to see my baby
   He ain't come home, buddy, he ain't come home

   When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
   When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
   When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
   Sign of rain, buddy, it's a sign of rain

When you hear them woodowls callin'
When you hear them woodowls callin'
When you hear them woodowls callin'
Somebody's dying, oh, somebody's dying

When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
When you hear them cuckoos hollerin'
Sign of rain, buddy, it's a sign of rain

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from other versions

When you hear that high 'n lonesome sound
When you hear that high 'n lonesome sound
When you hear that high 'n lonesome sound
Somebody's on his last go round

Beg for mercy on your bended knees 'n pray
Beg for mercy on your bended knees 'n pray
Beg for mercy on your knees 'n pray
Ain't nowhere to run to, ain't no hiding place
Beg for mercy on your bended knees 'n pray



When you hear them cuckoos hollerin' (3x)
Sign of rain - sign of rain 

When you hear them woodowls callin' through the night (3x)
Somebody's leavin' this old world behind