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The Marionette

from Tell Me A Story by Elise Massa

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    so the marionette continued to the dance/until one night she had her chance/and did a most remarkable thing/she took a knife and cut the four strings
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a toy maker carved a marionette
as a sign of his love, as a sign of regret
I’ll teach her to dance, he said with a grin
and attached to her feet and her hands 4 strings

twisting his fingers and turning his hands
he made his beloved marionette dance
and when she was ready, he took her to town
and the marionette dance for everyone around

la la la la
la la la la
la la la la la la la la la

One afternoon in the market street
the marionette heard a song so sweet
no pirouettes or grand plies
had ever made her feel that way

"Oh toy maker," the marionette did say
"How I would love to sing one day!
Instead of doing a dance, I’d sing a song
and everyone could sing along (refrain)

"Silly doll," the toy maker replied
"you forget that to me you are still tied
by your fingers and feet, by those 4 strings
I made you to dance; you will not sing."

so the marionette continued to dance
until one night she took her chance
and did a most remarkable thing
she took a knife and cut the 4 strings

and when it was over, she couldn’t believe
she could still move her hands, she could still move her feet
and finally free from those 4 strings
she opened her mouth and began to sing (refrain)

for many years to this day
the marionette sings in the market place
day and night she sings her songs
and everyone sings along (refrain)

credits

from Tell Me A Story, released April 17, 2010
Elise Hindmarsh: main vocals
Dylan Rooke: accordian, background vocals
Denman Rooke: xylophone, background vocals
Peter Chace: bass

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Elise Massa Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Elise Massa is a singer-songwriter and director of music & worship arts in Pittsburgh, PA.

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