Featured In

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
Vocals
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
Piano
Joe Pass
Joe Pass
Guitar
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson
Drums
Ray Brown
Ray Brown
Upright Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
Composer
Ted Koehler
Ted Koehler
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Val Valentin
Val Valentin
Recording Engineer
Norman Granz
Norman Granz
Producer

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 anytime 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 that 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
What a world, what a life, I'm in love
Written by: Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out