Procol Harum

I'm a Reader and a Writer

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 

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 

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