(Ned Washington/Leigh Harline)

I'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

I've got no strings so I have fun

And I'm not tied to anyone

How I love my liberty

There are no strings on me

Hi-ho the me-ri-o

I'm as happy as can be

And I want the world to know

Nothing ever worries me

I'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

Why does the gay little dicky bird sing

What put the zing in a butterfly's wing

What's the reason for the smile of a troubadour?

Why does the breeze have a barrel of fun?

Even the bee who's a son of a gun

All because they're free

And stringless the same as me

I'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

I'm as happy as can be

Nothing ever worries me

I've got no strings so I have fun

And I'm not tied to anyone

How I love my liberty

There are no strings on me

There ain't no strings on me

There are no strings on me