American Old Time Song Lyrics: 05 When The Robins Nest Again
Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 5
When the Robins Nest Again.
Copyright, 1883, by J. F. Martindale
I will return, he said to me,
I will come back, my love, to thee;
When nature smiles on land and sea,
I will return again to thee.
When the robins nest again.
And the flowers are in bloom,
When the Spring-time's sunny smile
Seems to banish all sorrow and gloom; *
Then my bonnie blue-eyed lad.
If my heart is true 'till then.
Has promised he'll return to me
When the robins nest again.
Life seems so bright when In thought I'm with thee,
Come, love, hasten-come back to me;
We'll build our nest with the robins in Spring-Ume,
Donald! return, love, to me.
Refrain.
When the robins nest again.
And the flowers are in bloom,
When the Spring-time's sunny smile
Seems to banish all sorrow and gloom;
Then my bonnie blue-eyed lad.
If my heart is true 'till then,
Has promised he'll return to me
When the robins nest again.
Last night, in a dream,
I saw his proud ship wreck'd at sea;
And I felt that my heart's dear love
Could never come back to me.
But the Spring-time and robins will come,
And with them the bravest of men:
For his last words were: Darling, I'll meet yon
When the robins nest again.-Refrain.