I am guessing that this is a Mocking Bird, Mimus polyglottos - basic coloration and shape of beak but I could be more sure if I had photographed him in profile.
The Little White Cloud
Words and music by Johnnie Ray
I went walkin' down by the river
Feeling very sad inside
When all at once I saw in the sky
The little white cloud that cried.
Feeling very sad inside
When all at once I saw in the sky
The little white cloud that cried.
He told me he was very lonesome
And no one cared if he lived or died
And said sometimes the thunder and lightning
Make all little clouds hide.
And no one cared if he lived or died
And said sometimes the thunder and lightning
Make all little clouds hide.
He said "Have faith in all kinds of weather"
"For the sun will always shine"
"Do your best and always remember"
"The dark clouds pass with time."
"For the sun will always shine"
"Do your best and always remember"
"The dark clouds pass with time."
He asked if I'd tell all my world
Just how hard those little clouds try
That's how I know I'll always remember
The little white cloud that sat right down and cried.
Just how hard those little clouds try
That's how I know I'll always remember
The little white cloud that sat right down and cried.
this song was written when I was about a Junior in high school -1951 - even though I felt in general that 50's popular music was dopey, the melody to this was at least hum-able.
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