Lyrics Diederik Cuckoo - John Edmond

There are many ways to count to four
Down in Africa for sure
Kunye kubile Kutatu Kune
Or perhaps one two three four
Or kee pedi tharo ine
But way out in the bush so clear
The Diederik cuckoo counts his way
Sometimes he says een twee drie vier
A mummy and a daddy and two little kids
That was the family Diedericks
Just couldn't wait to look at nature
And go rambling out in the sticks
The wife and kids would run all around
Daddy struggled to keep an eye
So he asked a cuckoo to keep a count
Of his family from up in the sky
Een twee drie Diedericks
Count them loud and clear
My wife and my kids are near
Don't let them disappear
That's what I want to hear
Sometimes the cuckoo he counts to three
If he counts to four it's including me
When I hear that sound I know his around
He's watching over the family
Although that cuckoo's wild and free
And oh so hard to tame
We're so proud that there's a bird
Out there that knows our name.
Een twee drie Diedericks
Count them loud and clear
My wife and my kids are near
Don't let them disappear
That's what I want to hear
Een twee drie Diedericks
Count them loud and clear
My wife and my kids are near
Don't let them disappear
That's what I want to hear