I’m Feathering a Nest

. . . For a little bluebird, 1929.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by Milton Ager.


Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. Have you heard birds in spring?
    Have you noticed the way they sing
    While they feather their nest
    For the one they love best?
    Well, that’s what I’m doing, too
    For a little bluebird who
    Flew my way somehow
    And see how I feel now

Chorus
I go around the town, happy all the time
Never wear a frown, ’cause I know that I’m
Feathering a nest for a little bluebird
Busy as a bee, saving every dime
Work is play to me, ’cause I know that I’m
Feathering a nest for a little bluebird
I’ll have it ready for her in spring
It’s the cunningest thing
With a little lawn, and I got it on easy payments
There’s a tiny room for another one
Hope we have him soon after I get done
Feathering a nest for a little bluebird

  1. She brought me happiness
    That’s the reason, as you might guess
    Why I gave her that name
    She’s my Bluebird, I claim
    Oh, what a nest, we will build
    Do our best to keep it filled
    What bliss that will be
    And that’s why, as you see

Sung here by Fred Feild: