II've got no strings to hold me down
To make me fret or make me frown
I had strings but now I'm free, there are no strings on me
Hi-ho, the me-ri-o
That's the only way to go
I want the world to know
Nothing ever worries me
Hi, ho, the me-ri-o
I'm as happy as can be
I want the world to know
Nothing ever worries me
I've got no strings, so I have fun
I'm not tied up to anyone
They've got strings, but you can see
There are no strings on me
Dutch puppet, you have no strings
Your arms is free to love me by the Zuider Zee, ya, ya, ya
If you would woo, I'd bust my strings for you
French puppet, you've got no strings
Comme ci comme ca
Your savoire-faire is ooh, la, la
've got strings but entre nous
I'd cut my strings for you, Russian puppet
Down where the Volga flows
There's a Russian rendezvous where me and Ivan go
But I'd rather go with you, hey