"The Mocking Bird" is a popular

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. It was recorded twice by

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. The song was written by D. Jordan. The B-side was "I May Hate Myself In The Morning".

Song Information

*The first version, made April 16, 1952, was released on Columbia's

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label in 1952 (reaching number 23 on the

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that year) and re-released four years later on Columbia (number 67 on the 1956 chart.) A new recording was made in 1958, entering the Billboard Hot 100 list on November 24, 1958, eventually reaching number 32 on that chart. In Canada, the song reached #30 on the

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