I've Got the World on a String

"I've Got the World on a String" is a song that was originally released as one of Frank Sinatra's singles under Capitol Records. The single was released on June 15, 1953.

The first album to use this song was the 1956 compilation album, This Is Sinatra!. Sinatra, by himself, never rerecorded the song, but it was still re-released on several Sinatra concerts and compilations that follow. Sinatra, however, did rerecord this song with Liza Minnelli for his 1993 Capitol album, Duets.

"I've Got the World on a String was written in 1932 for the Cotton Club Parade, a revue at the hip "Cotton Club" in New York City. Sinatra recorded his version of the song on April 30, 1953. It charted at #14.

Lyrics
I've got the world on a string I'm sitting on a rainbow Got the string around my finger What a world, what a life - I'm in love

I've got a song that I sing I can make the rain go Any time I move my finger Lucky me, can't you see - I'm in love

Life is a beautiful thing As long as I hold the string I'd be a silly so-and-so If I should ever let it go

I've got the world on a string I'm sitting on a rainbow Got the string around my finger What a world, what a life - I'm in love

Life is a beautiful thing As long as I hold the string I'd be a silly so-and-so If I should ever let it go

I've got the world on a string I'm sitting on a rainbow Got the string around my finger What a world, Man, this is the life Hey now, I'm so in love