The Love Nest
[Verse]
- (Mary) 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 build in bygone days
- Yet millions sing it praise.
[Chorus]
- Just a love nest
- Cozy and warm
- Like a dove rest
- 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.
[Verse]
- (Jack) 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?
- (Mary) The answer you may know
- Jack solved long ago.
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