I got a tiger by the tail, it's plain to see I won't be much when you get through with me I'm losing weight and I'm turning mighty pale And it looks like I got a tiger by the tail I thought the day 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 got a tiger by the tail I got a tiger by the tail, it's plain to see I won't be much when you get through with me I'm losing weight and I'm turning mighty pale And it looks like I got a tiger by the tail Every night you drag me where the bright lights are found There ain't no way to slow you down I'm about as helpless as a leaf in a gale And it looks like I got a tiger by the tail I got a tiger by the tail, it's plain to see I won't be much when you get through with me I'm losing weight and I'm turning mighty pale And it looks like I got a tiger by the tail I got a tiger by the tail