The Incredible String Band - Little cloud

^N.C.How sweet to be a cloud, floating in the blue. C G C

^CLying awake, late the other night ^CHeard ^G7ab-^Cove me a ^Gtremb^Cling, ^CI looked up, it was a little cloud, ^CFrom which ^G7a ^Cgolden string was ^Gdang^Cling; ^CYou know, I gave the string a little pull, ^CJust to ^G7see ^Cwhat was on the ^Gother ^Cend. ^CJust then a voice came down to me, an' says, "^CHey, ^Fnow, ^Cdon't you want to ^Gbe my ^Cfriend,

And ^Gfloat with me to ^Cdistant lands, ^Gwondrous and ^Cfair; ^GFloat with me to ^Cdistant lands ^Gwondrous and ^Cfair? F C G C Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow F C G C Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow

You ^Csee I'm just a happy little cloud, I ^Claugh ^G7and ^Cfloat and ^Gsing my ^Csong, ^CBut the other clouds don't like me none. ^CThey say ^G7I ^Cam behaving ^Gvery ^Cwrong. You ^Csee a cloud’s supposed to be sad, To ^Ccry ^G7and ^Cweep and tear its ^Ghair and ^Call, ^CIt don't matter how hard I try, I ^Ccan't ^Fget ^Cthe first little ^Gtear to ^Cfall."

Oh f^Gloat with me to d^Cistant lands, w^Gondrous and f^Cair; ^GFloat with me to ^Cdistant lands ^Gwondrous and ^Cfair? F C G C Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow F C G C Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow

I ^Csaid, "Hey, I like you little cloud, ^CYou ^G7are a ^Cnice little ^Gfellow, ^Cyes." "^CYou making some, kind of a joke?", said the cloud, "Now ^G7can't you see I'm ^Cwearing such a ^Gpretty ^Cdress? You ^Csee I am the prettiest little chick cloud ^CThat you'd ^G7find ^Canywhere ^Gup a^Cbove. ^CI just dropped in on you a while ^CTo see if ^Fyou could ^Cgive me some ^Gkind of ^Clove."

And ^Gfloat with me to ^Cdistant lands, ^Gwondrous and ^Cfair; ^GFloat with me to ^Cdistant lands ^Gwondrous and ^Cfair? F C G C Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow F C G C Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow

^CJust then the chief cloud come into view ^CAnd says, "^G7Hey, g^Cirl, now what you think you're d^Going t^Chere? ^CI told you so many times before You ^Cjust ^Fdon't ^Cseem at all ^Gto ^Ccare. ^CYou know you should be floating up above, now ^CDon't ^Flet me ^Ccatch you down ^Ghere a^Cgain." ^CAnd as my cloud pulled out of view, ^CThere ^Fcome ^Cfalling down a gentle ^Gshower of ^Crain. ^CHappy rain come falling down, ^CRed, ^G7green, ^Cblue and ^Ggol^Cden. ^CAnd every drop, as it fell, it smiled And, ^Fthrowing back its ^Chead, began ^Gsing^Cing,

Oh f^Gloat with me to d^Cistant lands, w^Gondrous and f^Cair; ^GFloat with me to ^Cdistant lands ^Gwondrous and ^Cfair? F C G C Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow F C G C Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow