# The Cuckoo

## Working sheet update — August 31, 2026

The band-supplied sheet now includes the chorus and three verses, with break and chorus-repeat cues. Am/G chords are marked on the chorus only; verse chords have not been invented.

## Writer / source

Traditional

- Source: Brad-supplied ChordPro: The Cuckoo.chopro (received 2026-08-31)
- ChordPro chart: assets/downloads/songs/chordpro/the-cuckoo.cho
- Shelf: dark
- Sheet status: partial-chords

## Formatting and source decisions

The chorus and three verses replace the missing-sheet placeholder. Am/G chords are marked only on the chorus. Breaks and chorus repeats remain explicit. Spelling and capitalization were not rewritten to match a different singer’s version.

Lyrics and existing chord placement are preserved. Verse/chorus directives become readable headings on the website; comments remain performance cues. This is the band’s working version, not a requirement to match a historical singer’s wording.

## Working arrangement

- Key as supplied: Am
- Capo: 0
- Tuning: not specified in this file
- Tempo: not specified in this file
- Chord vocabulary: Am, G

Chorus opens the song, followed by breaks and verses with repeated chorus cues. Words and capitalization follow the supplied working sheet.

## Historical evidence and rights notes

An older text appears in A Book of Nursery Songs and Rhymes (1895), edited by Sabine Baring-Gould; this does not establish the band’s version.

Band-supplied working version of older repertoire. No separate copyright clearance is asserted. Historical research leads carried forward below were not revalidated in this content-import pass and do not establish clearance of a particular arrangement.

- https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Book_of_Nursery_Songs_and_Rhymes/The_cuckoo_is_a_pretty_bird

## Remaining material

- Optional addition: supply chord placement for the three verses if the band wants a complete accompaniment chart.