Popo the Puppet Songtext
von Danny Kaye

Poh Poh, Poh Poh the Puppet
Poh Poh, Poh Poh the Puppet
Poh Poh, Poh Poh the Puppet
A fellow that you ought to know

Poh Poh, the puppet, can do anything
A thing, a thing, a thing
Poh Poh can fly though he hasn′t a wing
A wing, a wing, a wing
He can juggle a prune
Blow up a balloon
Or tickle a tune on the piano
He can fly a kite
In spite of his height
And sing both in bass and soprano


Poh Poh, the puppet, can jump through a ring
Swing on a swing
Spring on a spring
Yes, Poh Poh the puppet can do anything
When somebody else pulls the string
The string, the string, the string
When somebody else pulls the string

I hope some day you can see Poh Poh
He's a most unusual fellow
His eyes are purple
And his nose is pink
And his hair
Oh, that′s a remarkable yellow

Poh Poh can bark
Sing like a lark
Moo like a cow
Doo like a sow
Sound a note just like a goat

Poh Poh can blow like an automobile
Go like a seal
Then like a hen
Poh Poh, the puppet, can do anything
If somebody else pulls the string
The string, the string, the string
If somebody else pulls the string


Poh Poh, the puppet, can do anything
A thing, a thing, a thing
He never bumps when he jumps through a ring
A ring, a ring, a ring
He can stand on his head
While making his bed
And then in a minute get in it
He can do any trick
That you can pick
And then in addition arithmetic

Poh Poh, the puppet, can jump through a ring
Swing on a swing
Spring on a spring
Yes, Poh Poh the puppet can do anything

And he did it (How?)
And he did it (When?)
And he did it (What?)
And he did it (When?)
When somebody else pulled the string (Oh!)
When somebody else pulled the string (Say!)
When somebody else pulled the string
The string, the string, the string

When somebody else pulls the string, see?