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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Vocals
Joe Pass
Joe Pass
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
Composer
Ted Koehler
Ted Koehler
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Norman Granz
Producer
Angel Balestier
Angel Balestier
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Merry month of May, sunny skies of blue
Clouds have rolled away and the sun peeps through
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
I've got the world on a string
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 go
I've got the world on a string
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 go
Yes, I've got the world on a string
Sitting on a rainbow
Got the string around my finger
What a world, and what a life
What a world, what a life, said I'm in love
Written by: Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
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