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Puppet on a String

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Words & Music: Sid Tepper/ Roy C. Bennett
Every time you look at me
I,m as helpless as can be
I become a puppet on a string
You can do 'most anything to me

All you do is touch my hand
And your wish is my command
I become a puppet on a string
You can do 'most anything to me

If you really love me
Darling please be kind
I offer you the truest love
That you will ever find

Take my heart and please be fair
Handle it with loving care
For I'm just a puppet on a string
You can do 'most anything to me

If you really love me
Darling please be kind
I offer you the truest love
That you will ever find

Take my heart and please be fair
Handle it with loving care
For I'm just a puppet on a string
You can do 'most anything to me
You can do 'most anything to me
Recorded: 1964/06/10, first released on Girl Happy
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kid nevins (profile/ contact) wrote on Mar 29, 2010report abuse
This was definitely the song that should have first been released as the single! Not the hideous Do the Clam. I believe it would have gone Number 1 if it was released with good timing for the movie.
But RCA wanted a dance number to capitalize on other popular dance songs like the Twist, Peppermint Twist, Hand Jive, Mashed Potato etc. Unfortunately, it was a bad song and a worse dance. Puppet on a String could have been another Can't Help Falling in Love. Another lost opportunity
Deano1 (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 20, 2010report abuse
One of Elvis' best movie ballads and there were a bunch of really good ones. This one comes from the movie "Girl Happy" and it is actually featured twice in the movie. The soundtrack LP was released in early April of '65 and this song was so strong (and the material from "Harum Scarum" so weak), it was released as a single in November and hit an impressive #14 on the U.S. pop chart and #3 on the easy listening chart.
Lex (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 17, 2009report abuse
Not the best thing he did, but a pleasant catchy tune.

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