I´ve got a tiger by the tail it´s plain to see
I won´t be much when you get through with me
Well I´m a losing weight and I´m turning mighty pale

Looks like I´ve got a tiger by the tail

Well  the first day that  I met you you were meek as a lamb
Just the kind to fit my dreams and plans
Now the pace we´re living takes the wind from my sails
And it looks like I´ve got a tiger by the tail
I´ve got a tiger by the tail

I´ve got a tiger by the tail it´s plain to see
I won´t be much when you get through with me
Well I´m a losing weight and I´m turning mighty pale
Looks like I´ve got a tiger by the tail

Well every night you drag me where the bright lights are found
There aren´t no way to slow you down
I´m about as helpless as a leaf in a gale and it looks like
I´ve got a tiger by the tail

I´ve got a tiger by the tail it´s plain to see
I won´t be much when you get through with me
Well I´m a losing weight and I´m turning mighty pale
Looks like I´ve got a tiger by the tail

I´ve got a tiger by the tail