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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CUCKOO, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: The cuckoo is a merry bird / she sings as she flies
Last Line: Three months in the year
Subject(s): Birds;cuckoos
First Line: The cuckoo is a merry bird / she sings as she flies
Last Line: Three months in the year
Subject(s): Birds;cuckoos
THE cuckoo is a merry bird,
She sings as she flies;
She brings us good tidings,
And tells us no lies.
She sucks little birds' eggs
To make her voice clear,
That she may sing Cuckoo!
Three months in the year.
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