1841 James Fenimore Cooper - The deerslayer: Or, the First War-pathWhen other folks' squirrels are at home and asleep, yourn keep in motion among the trees and chirrup and sing, in a way that even a Delaware gal can understand their music!
1859 Charled Dickens - The Cricket on the HearthAnd here, if you like, the Cricket DID chime in ! with a Chirrup, Chirrup, Chirrup of such magnitude, by way of chorus