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| Song title | CUCKOO'S NEST, THE |  |
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| First line | Cuckoo she is a lovely bird, she sings her sweet notes three months in the year, The | |
| Type | Manuscript song book | |
| Source | John McCall MS songbook (Nat Lib of Ireland: John McCall Papers MS 13,849) p.56 | |
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| Place collected | Ireland : Co. Carlow / Co. Wexford | |
| Date | Late 19th century | |
| Collector | McCall, John | |
| Contents | Text (2v) only | |
| Date added | 20030617 | |
| Roud number | 17192 | Roud number search |
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| Subjects | Other birds envy the cuckoo. Bang it up there's a lady in the boat. I rather have a guinea than a pound | |
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| Notes (continued) | Details supplied by Tom Munnelly. See Lares Oct/Dec 1985 pp.453-477 | |
| Roud id number | S232240 |
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