You stand like a rock, on top of the mountain
Run like a river, fall like a fountain
The grass still is growing, the wind still is blowing, about you

Reels like a strain, drinks like a scholar
Drown in this town, you can feel for one dollar
Since when were you bitten, where were you smitten

Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo

Looks like a date, but seems like your brother
Seems like your father, your sister, your mother
Threw out in chains, wildhood and childhood, cuckoo

Drinks like a rogue, looks like no other
Looks like a dream, one you’ll discover
Seems like its bitten, whence were you smitten, cuckoo

Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo

Looks like a saint, drinks like a scholar
Dreams in this town you can buy for one dollar
Whence were you smitten, where were you bitten, cuckoo

Wrench like a chain, looks like no other
Your father, your mother, your sister, your brother
Have all since long gone, all since long gone

Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo

Stand like a rock
You stand like a rock
Cuckoo