Nesting Time in Flatbush (from Oh Boy!, 1917)

- Music: Kern, Jerome
- Words: Wodehouse, P.G. | Kern, Jerome
- Categories: Popular Song | Musical

- Voice/Piano: $2
- Number of Pages: 3
- Skill Level: Moderate
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Lyrics
Ive always liked the sort of song you hear so much today,
Called When its something-or-other time in some place far away.
Oh, Tulip time in Holland, a pleasant time must be,
While some are strong for Apple-blossom-time in Normandy.
But theres another time and place that makes a hit with me.
When its nesting time in Flatbush,
We will take a little flat,
With welcome on the mat
Where theres room to swing a cat.
Ill hang up my hat, Ill hang up my hat;
Life will be so sweet with you.
When its nesting time in Flatbush,
In Flatbush Avenue.
Our little home may have defects like all these flats in town:
Its wiser not to lean on the walls, because they might fall down.
Its rather badly lighted, which makes it hard to see.
The neighbors play the Gramophone each night till after three.
But it will be a Paradise if shared, my love, with thee!
When its nesting time in Flatbush,
As you heard me say before,
You will see the janitor
With the girl whom I adore.
On the seventh floor, on the seventh floor,
We will start to bill and coo,
When its nesting time in Flatbush,
In Flatbush Avenue.
Comments
The songs referred to in the first verse are “It’s Tulip Time in Holland” (1915) and “When It’s Apple-blossom-time in Normandy” (1912).