"A Cottage for Sale" is a popular song. The music was composed by Willard Robison, and the lyrics were written by Larry Conley. The song was first published in 1929, and over 100 performers have recorded versions of "A Cottage for Sale." The first versions of the song were released by The Revelers in January 1930 and Bernie Cummins with the New Yorker Orchestra in March 1930. Lyrics and Themes The song uses an empty cottage as a metaphor of a failed relationship or the end of a long relationship perhaps in death. Our little dream castle With every dream gone Is lonely and silent The shades are all drawn And my heart is heavy As I gaze upon A cottage for sale The lawn we were proud of Is waving in hay Our beautiful garden has Withered away. Where we planted roses The weeds seem to say... A cottage for sale Through every window I see your face But when I reach (the) window There's (only) empty space The key's in the mailbox The same as before But no one is waiting for me anymore The end of our story Is there on the door A cottage for sale. Recordings The song has become a standard, with artists from a variety of genres creating many notable recordings. A partial list follows: 1930: Victor vocal quartet The Revelers 1930: Ruth Etting 1930: Grey Gull Studio Dance Band with vocalist Jack Parker (Piccadilly 616 / 3990-B) 1930: Guy Lombardo 1945: Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra went to number three on the Most-Played Juke Box Race Records chart and number eight on the pop chart. 1947: Mel Torme 1956: Dinah Washington ("Dinah!" album) 1957: Nat King Cole ("Just One of Those Things" album) 1957: Coleman Hawkins with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Glenn Osser ("The Gilded Hawk" album) 1958: Tony Bennett with Frank De Vol and his Orchestra ("Long Ago and Far Away" album) 1958: Frankie Laine 1959: Frank Sinatra ("No One Cares" album) 1959: Roy Hamilton ("Have Blues Must Travel" album) 1959: Chris Connor ("Nina Simone and Her Friends" album) 1960: Little Willie John ("Sure Things" album) 1960: Billy Eckstine ("Once More with Feeling" album) 1961: Howard McGhee ("Dusty Blue" album) 1963: Julie London ("Love on the Rocks" LP album Liberty Records LST 7249) 1963: Judy Garland 1965: Jack Teagarden ("Think Well Of Me" Verve Records V6 8465 album) 1968: