WHEN THE LOVE-BIRD LEAVES THE NEST
(Hugh Wade)

Debroy Somers Band (vocal: Ramon Newton) - 1927
John Curtis - 1927
R.A.C. Dance Band - 1927
Billy Mayerl & His Vocalion Orch.  - 1927



Two little lovebirds were singing
High on a treetop in June
One flew away from the other
And left him wondering so soon

When the lovebird leaves the nest
Does she fly to the East or the West
Does she wander through the sky
Feeling glad while I’m sad and depressed

And when she flies above me
Does she love me as she used to do
What’s she thinking, is she winking
At somebody new

Now in the grey of December
There burns an ember of love
Still when the shadows are falling
You'll hear him calling above

When the lovebird leaves the nest
Does she fly to the East or the West
Does she wander through the sky
Feeling glad while I’m sad and depressed

And when she flies above me
Does she love me as she used to do
What’s she thinking, is she winking
At somebody new

When the lovebird leaves the nest
Does she fly to the East or the West


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As recorded by DEBROY SOMERS BAND
(vocal by Ramon Newton & Unknown Lady), 30th March 1927:

When the love bird leaves the nest
Does she fly to the east or the west
Does she wander through the sky
Feeling glad while I’m sad and depressed

And when she flies above me
Does she love me as she used to do
What’s she thinking, is she winking
At somebody new

When the love bird leaves the nest
Does she fly to the east or the west

(Musical Break)

Unknown Lady’s verse was indistinct, and could not be transcribed.


(Transcribed from John Wright's 78 RPM Record Collection
 by Bill Huntley - August 2014)
(Updated by Mel Priddle - March 2019)