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The Cuckoo

by Jonathan Foster

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Bud Widdowson Dripping with watermelon juice and festooned with Spanish moss. A solid acoustic lament that makes me see images of a time past. Nice one. Favorite track: The Cuckoo.
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The Cuckoo (Traditional) by Jonathan Foster

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Oh, the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird and warbles as she flies
Never hollers cuckoo until the forth day of July
I'm going up to the mountain, going to build me a whiskey still
I'll sell you one bottle for a twenty dollar bill
Jack of diamonds, jack of diamonds you're the meanest card I know
You've robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold
I'll eat when I'm hungry, drink here when I'm dry
I'll send you glad tidings, I won't ever tell no lies
I still live on that mountain with my trusted rusted still
This whole world is changing, but by god I never will
Because the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird, she warbles as she flies
She never hollers cuckoo until the forth day of July

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released December 6, 2022
Recorded mixed and mastered by Bruce Turgon at After Hours Recorders in Redding California
Jonathan Foster - vocals, guitar, harmonica, arrangement

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Jonathan Foster Redding, California

Americana roots singer-songwriter, continually producing fresh and modern folk songs for ears of old souls. New album June 1, 2021 "Lantern Shade". For everything JF music visit JonathanFosterMusic.com

See you in a city near you on tour in 2021.

"You can take a musician out of the Adirondacks, but somewhere in the music there's still a link back home." - Todd Moe of North Country Public Radio ... more

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