Puppet Man (song)

"Puppet Man" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. It was originally recorded by Sedaka on his 1969 Australian LP Workin' on a Groovy Thing, which saw a UK release under the title Sounds of Sedaka. In the UK, "Puppet Man" was released as the B-side of the single "Ebony Angel" on the MCA label
The first hit version was by The Fifth Dimension in 1970. The following year it was also a hit for Tom Jones.
The Fifth Dimension's original of "Puppet Man" reached #24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1970.

Tom Jones version

Tom Jones' version was released the following spring. It reached No. 26 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, spending 10 weeks on the chart. For the first six weeks the single was backed with "Every Mile," then was changed to "Resurrection Shuffle", which also became a U.S. top 40 hit, reaching No. 38 and keeping the record on the charts an additional five weeks.

Other versions

A cover of the song was performed on The Muppet Show in 1980 by a Muppet version of Pinocchio playing into the literal lyrics of the song.