The Love Nest
Composer(s): Louis A. Hirsch - Otto A. Harbach
Performer(s): George Burns & Gracie Allen
and multiple other artists



Many builders there have been
Since the world began
Palace, cottage, mansion, inn
They have built for man
Some were small and some were tall
Long or wide or low
But the best one of them all
Jack built long ago
’Twas built in bygone days
Yet millions sing its praise

Just a love nest
Cozy with charm
Like a dove nest
Down on a farm
A veranda with some sort of clinging vine
Then a kitchen where some rambler roses twine
Then a small room
Tea set of blue
Best of all, room
Dream room for two
Better than a palace with a gilded dome
Is a love nest
You can call home

Building houses still goes on
Now as well as then
Ancient Jack and Jill are gone
Yet return again
Ever comes the question old
Shall we build for pride
Or shall brick and mortar hold
Warmth and love inside?
The answer you may know
Jack solved it long ago