Story Behind The Song

I was trying to write a song about two women who sing in my life and realized that I was actually trying to write (rewrite?) the old Appalachian ballad "The Cuckoo". In the end, I used a verse from this trad ballad, one from another trad ballad, "The Blackbird" and two of my own.

Song Description

The Cuckoo is the opening and talks of an old Appalachian ballad. The Nightingale is a superb opera singer I know. The Blackbird is a nod to the nautical nature of my relationship with the "Hummingbird" and the Hummingbird is my sweetheart who has an irresistible voice that she is afraid to share with most anyone. But when the Hummingbird sings, just around the house or in her shop... it's magic!

Lyrics

Oh, the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird and she sings as she flies
But she never sings cuckoo 'til the fourth day of July
'Til the Fourth of July

And the nightingale sings so high in the tree
And sometimes, she's singing just for me
Yeah, she's singing just for me

And if I were a blackbird, I'd whistle and sing
And I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in
My true love sails in

And the hummingbird outside my window has the purest of tone
But she never will sing unless she thinks that she's alone
Unless she thinks that she's alone

Oh, the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird and she sings as she flies
But she never sings cuckoo 'til the fourth day of July
'Til the Fourth of July

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Ionut Mirel Udrea	My Top Songs	6/23/2017
Ionut Mirel Udrea	Best Folk	6/23/2017