THE LOVE NEST - Free Jazz Leadsheet

"The Love Nest" was composed by Louis A. Hirsch with lyrics by Otto Harbach and published in 1920 for the musical "Mary." The first recording appeared the same year by Charles Harrison, contributing to the tune’s early popularity during the emerging era of radio and vaudeville.

The song later gained renewed attention as the theme music for George Burns and Gracie Allen’s radio show. Its lyrics paint an affectionate picture of domestic happiness, supported by a graceful melody in a 32-bar structure characteristic of early American stage songwriting.