Changes: I've Got the World on a String

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"I've Got the World on a String" was one of the songs Vic Fontaine sang for Nog during Nog's bout of depression following AR-558. (DS9: "It's Only a Paper Moon")

This song was, according to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 355), about the euphoria and optimism of a humanoid in love.
In the real world, the song was written by Harold Arlen (music) and Ted Koehler (lyrics) for the Cotton Club Parade in 1932, where Cab Calloway introduced it. Notable recordings were made by Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby in the 1930s, and by Frank Sinatra in 1953.

Lyrics

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 that string
I'd be a silly so-and-so
If I should ever let it 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's a beautiful thing
As long as I hold the string
I'd be a silly so-and-so
If I should ever let her go

I've got the world on a string
sitting on a rainbow
Got the string around my finger
What a world and this is a life, hey now - I'm still in love

External link

"I've Got the World on a String" at Wikipedia

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-'''"I've Got the World on a String"''' was one of the songs [[Vic Fontaine]] sang for [[Nog]] during Nog's bout of depression following [[AR-558]]. ({{DS9|It's Only a Paper Moon}})
+"'''I've Got the World on a String'''" was one of the songs [[Vic Fontaine]] sang for [[Nog]] during Nog's bout of depression following [[AR-558]]. ({{DS9|It's Only a Paper Moon}})
-:''In the "real world", the song was written by Billy Reid and popularized by Louis Armstrong in 1933 and again by [[Frank Sinatra]] in 1953.''
+{{bginfo|This song was, according to the {{STE|4|1|355}}, about the euphoria and optimism of a [[humanoid]] in [[love]].|In the real world, the song was written by Harold Arlen (music) and Ted Koehler (lyrics) for the Cotton Club Parade in 1932, where Cab Calloway introduced it. Notable recordings were made by Louis Armstrong and [[Bing Crosby]] in the 1930s, and by [[Frank Sinatra]] in 1953.}}
-==Lyrics==
+== Lyrics ==
-''I’ve got the world on a string''
+<poem><i>I've got the world on a [[string]]
-<br>''I’m sitting on a rainbow''
+sitting on a [[rainbow]]
-<br>''Got the string around my finger''
+Got the string around my [[finger]]
-<br>''What a world, what a life - I’m in love''
+What a world, what a life - I'm in love
-''I’ve got a song that I sing''
+I've got a song that I sing
-<br>''I can make the rain go''
+I can make the [[rain]] go
-<br>''Any time I move my finger''
+Any time I move my finger
-<br>''Lucky me, can’t you see - I’m in love''
+Lucky me, can't you see - I'm in love
-''Life’s a beautiful thing''
+Life is a beautiful thing
-<br>''As long as I hold the string''
+As long as I hold that string
-<br>''I’d be a silly so-and-so''
+I'd be a silly so-and-so
-<br>''If I should ever let her go''
+If I should ever let it go
-[[Category:Earth music]]
+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's a beautiful thing
+As long as I hold the string
+I'd be a silly so-and-so
+If I should ever let her go
+I've got the world on a string
+sitting on a rainbow
+Got the string around my finger
+What a world and this is a life, hey now - I'm still in love
+</i></poem>
+==External link==
+* {{wikipedia-quote}}
+[[de:I've Got the World on a String]]
+[[fr:I've Got the World on a String]]
+[[Category:Earth musical compositions]]