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The Young New Mexican Puppeteer

1972 single by Tom Jones

"The Young New Mexican Puppeteer"

Single by Tom Jones

from the album Close Up

B-side

"All That I Need Is Some Time"

Released

March 1972

Label

Decca

Songwriter(s)

Earl Shuman and Leon Carr

Producer(s)

Gordon Mills

Tom Jones UK singles chronology

"Till"
(1971)

"The Young New Mexican Puppeteer"
(1972)

"Letter to Lucille"
(1973)

"The Young New Mexican Puppeteer" is a song written by Earl Shuman and Leon Carr,^[1] and released as a single by Tom Jones. The guitarist on the single is Big Jim Sullivan.

Song background

The song tells the story of a puppeteer from New Mexico, who uses puppets to encourage social and political change. The melody of the song's chorus is adapted from the score of the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio.

Chart performance

It reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart,^[2] and was a minor hit in the US, peaking at #14 on the Easy Listening chart and #80 on the Billboard Hot 100^[3] in May 1972.

References

^ "THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER - Lyrics - International Lyrics Playground".
^ "Tom Jones | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company".
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 131.