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I've Got the World on a String

from I Thought About You by Risa Branch

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They don't make 'em anymore like this greasy, slow swing arrangement of this jazz standard featuring Risa Branch's vocals and a rare trombone feature.

lyrics

I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING

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 twirl 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
I'm sitting on the rainbow
I've got that string, it's 'round my finger
What a world, what a life - I'm in love

[Instrumental]

Life is a beautiful thing
As long as I hold the string
I'd be a crazy so-and-so
If I should ever let go

I've got the world on a string
I'm sitting on a rainbow
I've got the string around my finger
What a world, what a life - I'm in love
What a world, what a life - I'm in love

credits

from I Thought About You, released April 12, 2019
BAND:
Miles Black: Piano
Adam Thomas: Bass
Paul Townsend: Drums
Cory Weeds: Alto saxophone
Steve Kaldestad: Tenor saxophone
Vince Mai: Trumpet
featuring Rod Murray: Trombone

Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler © 1932 S.A. Music/ Bughouse Music on behalf of Ted Koehler Music Co. (ASCAP)
Arranged by Steve Potter

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Risa Branch New York, New York

Risa’s bluesy, vintage voice at once brings the past into the future. Distinctive and powerful, yet sweet and soulful, her vocal chords are tugging at heart strings, getting toes to tap, raising consciousness and making fingers snap.

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