I've Got No Strings

"I've Got No Strings" (or "I Got No Strings") is a song originally featured in Pinocchio. It is performed by Pinocchio as he stars in his first and only show for Stromboli. Other puppets, representing different countries, join in throughout the show.

Barbra Streisand did a cover of the song in the 1960s.

This song was included on the VHS, Disney Sing Along Songs: You Can Fly!

Lyrics
Pinocchio: 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

Hi-ho the merry-o That's the only way to be I want the world to know Nothing ever worries me

One sheet music version prints the bridge as this stanza: Hi-ho the merry-o I'm as happy as can be I want the world to know Nothing ever worries me

I've got no strings So I have fun I'm not tied up to anyone They've got strings But you can see There are no strings on me

Dutch puppet: You have no strings Your arms is free To love me by the Zuyder Zee Ya, ya, ya If you would woo I'd bust my strings for you

French puppet: You've got no strings Comme ci comme ça Your savoir-faire is ooh la la! I've got strings But entre nous I'd cut my strings for you

Russian puppet: Down where the Volga flows There's a Russian rendezvous Where me and Ivan go But I'd rather go with you, hey!

Pinocchio: There are no strings on me

Trivia

 * Several lines from the song are briefly sung by Ultron in the 2015 Marvel film, Avengers: Age of Ultron, soon after he gains sentience and establishes his base of operations in Sokovia. A snippet of the original song, as performed by Dickie Jones, is heard immediately thereafter. A dark rendition of the song features heavily in promotional trailers for the film. The song references Ultron as a dark parallel of Pinocchio.
 * In 2016, the song was used in an Apple commercial to promote wireless headphones. It featured Pinocchio (as originally performed by Dickie Jones), and a cast of a-list musicians and celebrities, as they lip-synch along to the lyrics.