From the musical comedy “My Golden Girl”, 1919.
Words by Frederic Arnold Kummer.
Music by Victor Herbert.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
To make a little nest for two
Just do the way the birdies do
Some leaves and twigs, orange blossom sprigs
Scraps of paper billet doux
Bound ’round with bits of string
For this you use that useful thing
A wedding ring
Then line it all with virtues three
Contentment, love and loyalty
For that’s the only way that’s true
To build a nest for two
Chirp, chirp, chirp chirp chirp
Just like the birdies do
We’ll build a nest among the trees
Just big enough for two
Chirp, chirp, chirp chirp chirp
Be faithful, tender, true
And you will find that that’s the only way
When you build a nest for two
Sung here by Fred Feild: