[Refrain]
What do you do?
[Chorus]
[Refrain]
What do you do?
[Chorus]
In April, I open my bill
In May, I sing night and day
In June, I change my tune
In July, far off I fly
In August, away
[Refrain]
What do you do?
[Chorus]
In April, I open my bill
In May, I sing night and day
In June, I change my tune
In July, far off I fly
In August, away
I must
[Outro]
I like to think this also alludes to tax day, opening the bill and the monotony of it each year.
This line signifies the underlying instinct brought around by nature in such a repetitive pattern.
—Although a cuckoo will start calling in May, oftentimes they don’t sound proper. Their tune may change as a result of hearing other cuckoo calls and songs. Cuckoo birds are not raised by their parents, instead being reared in a near-parasitic manner by another bird species whose nest the egg was laid in. This results in a delay in developing that common “cuckoo” sound.
Cuckoos are frequently heard calling in May for the first time.
this line gives me the image of leaving for school and leaving behind the little oasis that summer creates
No real meaning but it kind of helps exemplify the cuckoo song which plays over the top of Cosmo’s singing.
If creating a parallel between human life and the cuckoos flight, this could signify a summer vacation