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Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart

The Coasters
Track 8 on The Coasters’ Greatest Hits 

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Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber &
Apr. 30, 19581 viewer

Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Dear, when you smiled at me, I heard a melody
It haunted me from the start
Something inside of me started a symphony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart

[Verse 2]
Woah, like a breath of spring, I heard a robin sing
About a nest set apart
All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart

[Saxophone Solo]

[Verse 3]
I still recall the thrill, I guess I always will
I hope 'twill never depart
Dear, with your lips to mine, a rhapsody divine
Zing! Went the strings of my heart

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The Coasters’ Greatest Hits (1959)
The Coasters
  1. 1.
    Poison Ivy
  2. 2.
    Along Came Jones
  3. 3.
    Down In Mexico
  4. 4.
    The Shadow Knows
  5. 5.
    I’m A Hog For You
  6. 6.
    Charlie Brown
  7. 7.
    Yakety Yak
  8. 8.
    Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
  9. 9.
    That Is Rock & Roll
  10. 10.
    Youngblood
  11. 11.
    Sweet Georgia Brown
  12. 12.
    Searchin’
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April 30, 1958
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