Written by: John D. Loudermilk
#23 Jan '65 Hot 100
Quit beatin' your chest and actin' like you're gonna b*** a big hole out of me
Quit messin' and testin' cuz this ain't at all impressin' to me
Paper tiger, paper tiger, you paper tigers are all alike
Your roar is much worse than your b***.
Quit spyin' and sighin' and lyin' and tryin' to be so mean
Cuz you ain't scarin' nobody, baby, you're just makin' a scene
Paper tiger, paper tiger, you're just aflutterin' in the tree
Ain't shakin' no one but the leaves
Oh how you try to be so brave
Thinkin' that Ill run back to ya and be afraid
And so you try to come on strong
Thinkin' that I will go along, but you're wrong
Paper tiger, paper tiger, you paper tigers are all alike
Your roar is much worse than your b***.
Your roar is much worse than your b***.
SPOKEN FADE: Cmere, kitty. Here, kitty, kitty, kitty ah ha ha ha ha
#23 Jan '65 Hot 100
Quit beatin' your chest and actin' like you're gonna b*** a big hole out of me
Quit messin' and testin' cuz this ain't at all impressin' to me
Paper tiger, paper tiger, you paper tigers are all alike
Your roar is much worse than your b***.
Quit spyin' and sighin' and lyin' and tryin' to be so mean
Cuz you ain't scarin' nobody, baby, you're just makin' a scene
Paper tiger, paper tiger, you're just aflutterin' in the tree
Ain't shakin' no one but the leaves
Oh how you try to be so brave
Thinkin' that Ill run back to ya and be afraid
And so you try to come on strong
Thinkin' that I will go along, but you're wrong
Paper tiger, paper tiger, you paper tigers are all alike
Your roar is much worse than your b***.
Your roar is much worse than your b***.
SPOKEN FADE: Cmere, kitty. Here, kitty, kitty, kitty ah ha ha ha ha