You're hooked, you're cooked, you're caught in the tender trap

You see a pair of laughing eyes


These panels are from Secret Wars #3 (July 1984),
written by Jim Shooter, art by Mike Zeck, John Beatty, and Christie Scheele
And suddenly you're sighing sighs


You're thinking nothing's wrong


You string along, boy, then snap!


Those eyes, those sighs,


They're part of the tender trap.


You're hand-in-hand beneath the trees


And soon there's music in the breeze


You're acting kind of smart,

Until your heart just goes wap!


Those trees, that breeze,


They're part of the tender trap.


Some starry night, when her kisses make you tingle


These panels are from Secret Wars #4 (August 1984),
written by Jim Shooter, art by Bob Layton, John Beatty, and Christie Scheele
She'll hold you tight, and you'lll hate yourself for being single


And all at once it seems so nice


The folks are throwing shoes and rice


You hurry to a spot, that's just a dot on the map


You're hooked, you're cooked,


You're caught in the tender trap.




Song: "(Love is) The Tender Trap," music by Jimmy Van Heusen, lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The best version of this boppin' ditty is sung by Old Blue Eyes himself, Benjamin J. Gri...no, wait, by the other Old Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board: Mister Frank Sinatra. But since there's not a Sinatra version on YouTube, start up this jazzy cover by Sandra Reemer and re-read the post to get the full multimedia effect!: