I'm A Reader & A Writer Lyrics - Procol Harum

I'm a reader and a writer 

Not a lover or a fighter 

When it comes to push and shove 

I'm as peaceful as a dove 

I'm a tiger in the night 

When I'm talking of the fight 

When it comes to trading blows 

I'm the first one on my toes 

I'm a leopard in a cage 

When I'm on the printed page 

When it comes to blood and gore 

I'm the first one on the floor 

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I'm a tiger in the night 

When I'm talking of the fight 

When it comes to trading blows 

I'm the first one on my toes 

Well I'm a man of stern repute 

When the opposition's mute 

When I start to lose my grip 

I'm the first one off the ship 

I'm a tiger in the night 

When I'm talking of the fight 

When it comes to trading blows 

I'm the first one on my toes 

I'm a man of stern repute 

When the opposition's mute 

When I start to lose my grip 

I'm the first one off the ship 

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I'm a tiger in the night 

When I'm talking of the fight 

When it comes to trading blows 

I'm the first one on my toes