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The Cuckoo's Nest

A hornpipe in the key of G

Sheet music, mandolin tabs, banjo tabs, fiddle and accordion score for The Cuckoo's Nest
Also known as An Spealad\'oir (The Mower)
Parts 2 and 3 sometimes played in opposite order for both versions.
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Sheet Music for "The Cuckoo's Nest"The Cuckoo's NestAn Spealadóir (The Mower)hornpipe5323205253253230532325450230053323205253253230532352545032555332357352545502050235232523053323205253253230532352545032552352525252523050230403040320542035023525373523053235254553255Version 2:532320525325323053232545023005332320525325323053235254503255235252525252305023030303032053203502353373523053235254503255533235735254550105023523252305332320525325323053235254503255The Cuckoo's NestThere's a corner in the meadow where the lads and lasses meetOh they do here what they couldn't do in the open streetThey play all kinds of games there, but the one I like the bestIs where every laddie rumples up the cuckoo's nest.Chorus:It's high the cuckoo, low the cuckoo, high the cuckoo's nestIt's high the cuckoo, low the cuckoo, high the cuckoo's nestI'll give any maid a shilling and a bottle of the bestJust to rumple up the feathers of her cuckoo's nestI wooed her in the morning and I had her in the nightShe was my very first one so I tried to do it rightI searched around and wandered and I never would have guessedIf she hadn't showed me where to find her cuckoo's nestChorusWhen she showed me where to find it I knew just where to goThrough the underbrush and brambles where the little cuckoos growFrom the moment that I found it, she would never let me restFrom rumpling up the feathers of her cuckoo's nest.ChorusIt was bushy, it was prickled, it was feathered all aroundIt was tucked away so neatly and it wasn't easy foundShe said young man you're blundering, but I knew it wasn't trueFor I left her with the makings of a young cuckooChorus x2Discography: Seamus Ennis: The Fox ChaseWillie Clancy: Erin's Lovely Lea (?)De Dannan: Star Spangled MollyConal O'Grada: The Top of CoomTranscription: id:hn-hornpipe-37History:Parts 2 and 3 sometimes played in opposite order for both versions.
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Abc notation for The Cuckoo's Nest
X:148 T:Cuckoo's Nest, The T:An Spealad\'oir (The Mower) R:hornpipe H:Parts 2 and 3 sometimes played in opposite order for both versions. D:Seamus Ennis: The Fox Chase D:Willie Clancy: Erin's Lovely Lea (?) D:De Dannan: Star Spangled Molly D:Conal O'Grada: The Top of Coom Z:id:hn-hornpipe-37 M:C| K:G
dc|BcBA GBdg|fdcB cedc|BcBG FGAB|c2A2 A2dc| BcBA GBdg|fdcB cedc|(3Bcd BG FGAc|B2G2 G2:| |:z2|dggf gabg|afd^c d2de|fede fgaf|gfdB cedc| BcBA GBdg|fdcB cedc|(3Bcd BG FGAc|B2G2 G2:| |:Bc|dBGB dBGB|dBcA G2AB|cAFA cAFA|cBAG F2BA| GABc dBdg|bgdB cedc|(3Bcd BG FGdc|B2G2 G2:| P:Version 2: |:dc|BcBA GBdg|fdcB cedc|BcBG FGAB|c2A2 A2dc| BcBA GBdg|fdcB cedc|(3Bcd BG FGAc|B2G2 G2:| |:Bc|dBGB dBGB|dBcA G2AB|cA=FA cA=FA|cBAG =F2BA| GABc dg~g2|bgdB cedc|(3Bcd BG FGAc|B2G2 G2:| |:z2|dggf gabg|afd^c d2de|=fede ^fgaf|gfdB cedc| BcBA GBdg|fdcB cedc|(3Bcd BG FGAc|B2G2 G2:| W:The Cuckoo's Nest W: W:There's a corner in the meadow where the lads and lasses meet W:Oh they do here what they couldn't do in the open street W:They play all kinds of games there, but the one I like the best W:Is where every laddie rumples up the cuckoo's nest. W: W:Chorus: W:It's high the cuckoo, low the cuckoo, high the cuckoo's nest W:It's high the cuckoo, low the cuckoo, high the cuckoo's nest W:I'll give any maid a shilling and a bottle of the best W:Just to rumple up the feathers of her cuckoo's nest W: W:I wooed her in the morning and I had her in the night W:She was my very first one so I tried to do it right W:I searched around and wandered and I never would have guessed W:If she hadn't showed me where to find her cuckoo's nest W: W:Chorus W: W:When she showed me where to find it I knew just where to go W:Through the underbrush and brambles where the little cuckoos grow W:From the moment that I found it, she would never let me rest W:From rumpling up the feathers of her cuckoo's nest. W: W:Chorus W: W:It was bushy, it was prickled, it was feathered all around W:It was tucked away so neatly and it wasn't easy found W:She said young man you're blundering, but I knew it wasn't true W:For I left her with the makings of a young cuckoo W: W:Chorus x2
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