A popular song from 1932. Words by Ted Koehler. Music by Harold Arlen.
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
Merry month of May
Sunny skies of blue
Clouds have rolled away
And the sun peeps thro’
May express happiness
Joy you may define in a thousand ways
But a case like mine needs a “special phrase”
To reveal how I feel
Chorus
I’ve got the world on a string
Sittin’ 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 go
I’ve got the world on a string
Sittin’ on a rainbow
Got the string around my finger
What a world, what a life, I’m in love