"I've Got the World on a String": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video

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Other songs written for The Cotton Club Parade (20th Edition) currently included in the Cafe Songbook Catalog of The Great American Songbook: none

Click here to read the lyrics for "I've Got the World on a String," as sung by Frank Sinatra in his classic version of the song, arranged by Nelson Riddle, originally recorded April 30, 1953 in the Capitol Studio (Riddle's first arrangement for Sinatra) -- or read the lyrics as they stream on the video below. Find this track at:

To hear the song sung with its verse, listen to the Bing Crosby version below, in which Koehler sets up his refrainby letting us know that the singer needs a less than commonplace way of expressing how good he feels.

Crosby recorded "I've Got the World on a String"
Jan. 26, 1933, backed by a band led by Lennie Hayton
featuring Artie Shaw, clarinet; Tommy Dorsey, trombone;
Sterling Bose, Trumpet; and Stan King, drums. Find this track at:

• Frank Sinatra: SinatraFan64;
• Michael Bublé: MichaelBublétv
• Bing Crosby: OnlyVocalHQ

Notes

• For a complete listing of songs used in the original production of this revue, see details page .
• "I've Got the World on a String" - Re-Print (sheet music From the "Cotton Club Parade")
• Neither the Sinatra version just above or the Bublé version on the Cafe Songbook Main Stage include the verse .
• The complete, authoritative lyrics for "I've Got the World on a String," can be found in:

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