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Please Don't Drag That String Around

Words & Music by Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott

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Please Don't Drag That String Around

Words & Music by Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott

Lyrics:

You like to keep me dangling on a string
'Cause you know without you my life don't mean a thing

So I beg you
Please don't drag that string around, oh no
Well, what if it should break
Oh, tell me, what would I do then
Keep that string up off the ground
Oh, yeah, remember my heart is tied to the other end

Yes, I'm your puppet, my heart is in your hand
One twist of the wrist and I jump to your command

So I beg you
Please don't drag that string around, oh no
Well, what if it should break
What would I do then
Baby, keep that string up off the ground
Oh, yeah, remember my heart is tied to the other end

I feel inside me, as sure as anything
One day I'll mean more to you than a puppet on a string

So I beg you
Please don't drag that string around, oh no
Well, what if it should break
Oh, tell me, what would I do then
Keep that string up off the ground
Oh, yeah, remember my heart is tied to the other end
More info:

Please don't Drag that String Around was written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott. Elvis recorded the song on May 26, 1963, at RCA's Nashville studios. Although released as a single, Please don't Drag that String Around did not chart - one of Elvis's few sides in the pre-Beatles era that did not chart. Some sources have credited this song with sales of over a million copies. A few pressings of the single had Please don't Drag that String Along on the label instead of Around. Please Don't Drag That String Around was the title tune to Elvis's 1969 movie of the same name.
Lyrics: You like to keep me dangling on a string
'Cause you know without you my life don't mean a thing

So I beg you
Please don't drag that string around, oh no
Well, what if it should break
Oh, tell me, what would I do then
Keep that string up off the ground
Oh, yeah, remember my heart is tied to the other end

Yes, I'm your puppet, my heart is in your hand
One twist of the wrist and I jump to your command

So I beg you
Please don't drag that string around, oh no
Well, what if it should break
What would I do then
Baby, keep that string up off the ground
Oh, yeah, remember my heart is tied to the other end

I feel inside me, as sure as anything
One day I'll mean more to you than a puppet on a string

So I beg you
Please don't drag that string around, oh no
Well, what if it should break
Oh, tell me, what would I do then
Keep that string up off the ground
Oh, yeah, remember my heart is tied to the other end
More info: Please don't Drag that String Around was written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott. Elvis recorded the song on May 26, 1963, at RCA's Nashville studios. Although released as a single, Please don't Drag that String Around did not chart - one of Elvis's few sides in the pre-Beatles era that did not chart. Some sources have credited this song with sales of over a million copies. A few pressings of the single had Please don't Drag that String Along on the label instead of Around. Please Don't Drag That String Around was the title tune to Elvis's 1969 movie of the same name.