Now I know he'd been calling
for quite a long time,
so I'm afraid that he would stop,
so I said to that voice
look here old chap
have some patience, please do,
she may be a long way away
and cannot get through to you.

Now I know that he heard
what I said to him,
for he started to call with a will,
and when we both heard the answer,
it was coming from over the hill.

With a rush of her wings
she was with us
as she flew right into the tree,
and he was so pleased to see her,
he put both his wings around her
and held her most tenderly.
Oh what a picture they made,
those two little birds in the tree.

Now this is the end of my story
but I hope that I will see,
those two little birds next summer
still living in our tree.