Hank Thompson
"Paper Doll" lyrics

Paper Doll

I'm gonna buy a paper doll
That I can call my own
A doll that other fellows cannot steal
And then those flirty, flirty guys
With their flirty, flirty eyes
Will have to flirt with dollies
That are real

When I come home at night
She will be waiting
She'll be the truest doll in all this world
I'd rather have a paper doll
To call my own
Than have a fickle-minded real live girl

I guess I had a million dolls or more
I guess I've played the doll game
Over and over
I just quarreled with Sue
That's why I'm blue
She's gone away and left me
Just like all dolls do

I'll tell you, boys
It's tough to be alone
And it's tough to love a doll
That's not your own
But I'm through with all of them
I'll never fall again
Hey, boy
Here's what I'll do

I'm gonna buy a paper doll
That I can call my own
A doll that other fellows cannot steal
And then those flirty, flirty guys
With their flirty, flirty eyes
Will have to flirt with dollies
That are real

When I come home at night
She will be waiting
She'll be the truest doll in all this world
I'd rather have a paper doll
To call my own
Than have a fickle-minded real live girl