CLOUDS (That Pass In The Night)
(Lee David,   1920)


When the world is sleeping, and the night is still; 
And the moon is creeping slowly above the hill; 
Clouds float by and kiss her,
O! What a wond'rous thrill! 
When the clouds are passing in the night, I dream of you: 
When the clouds enveil the silv'ry light I dream of you. 
But the clouds that pass me in the day 
Hide the sunshine, make the skies look gray; 
How I wish and long and wait till they roll by, roll by 
Oft when nights are lonely and I walk the road, 
Thinking of you only, 
Sweet thoughts of love bestowed. 
Ah! my moon is pris'ner 
By fleeting clouds she's towed. 
When the clouds are passing in the night, I dream of you,
When the clouds enveil the silv'ry light I dream of you 
But the clouds that pass me in the day 
Hide the sunshine, make the skies look gray; 
How I wish and long and wait till they roll by, roll by
Clouds.