Paper Tiger Lyrics - Singles - Thompson Sue

(peak Billboard position # 23 in 1965) 

Words and Music by John D Loudermilk 

Quit beatin' your chest and actin' like you're gonna bite a big hole out 

of me 

Quit messin' and testin' 'cause 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 bite. 

Quit spyin' and sighin' and lyin' and tryin' to be so mean 

'cause you ain't scarin' nobody, baby, you're just makin' a scene 

Paper tiger, paper tiger, you're just a'flutterin' in the tree 

Ain't shakin' no one but the leaves 

Oh how you try to be so brave 

Thinkin' that I'll 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 bite. 

Your roar is much worse than your bite. 

SPOKEN FADE: C'mere, kitty. Here, kitty, kitty, kitty ah ha ha ha ha