A puppets motions are controlled by a string

By a stranger they've never met

Nod of the head at a pull of a thread

I just can't say no, can't say no





When a child throws down a toy

Dolly for girl, drum for boy

When I was new you wanted me

Now I'm old you no longer see





The paint on my face is chipped and cracked

My clothes seems to be getting old

Now you've owned me for a few years

Please don't leave me in the cold





You make me glad, you make me sad

You lock me away when I'm bad

Now you've owned me for a few years

Please don't leave me in the cold, in the cold





When a child throws down a toy

Spite for girl, hate for boy

When a child throws down a toy

I look at you with eyes of blue

But somehow I can't get through to you



Original lyrics (1977)