The Little White Cloud That Cried



- Artist: Johnnie Ray with The Four Lads as sung on "Johnnie Ray-16 Most

Requested Songs"-Columbia Legacy CT 46095

- peak Billboard position # 2 in 1951 (with backing by The Four Lads)-was the

B-side of the #1-for-11-weeks "Cry"

- also charted at # 99 by Wayne Newton in the midst of Beatlemania in May, 1964

- 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



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



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"



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

(The little white cloud that cried)



Transcribed by Robin Hood



These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above

and do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheet

music, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.