Paper Doll Lyrics

- written by Johnny S. Black, 1915
- lyrics as recorded by The Mills Brothers in 1942

I'm gonna buy a Paper Doll that I can call my own
A doll that other fellows cannot steal
And then the 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 o'er and o'er
I just quarrelled 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
I'm through with all of them
I'll never ball again
Say boy, whatcha gonna do?

I'm gonna buy a Paper Doll that I can call my own
A doll that other fellows cannot steal
And then the 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

The Mills Brothers - 22 Great Hits

Jul 1991

1. Glow Worm
2. Paper Doll
3. Dinah
4. You're Nobody 'Till Somebody Loves You
5. Yellow Bird
6. Tiger Rag
7. You Never Miss The Water Till The Well Runs Dry
8. Your Broke The Only Heart (That Ever Loved)
9. Cab Driver
10. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
11. Lazy River
12. You Always Hurt The One You Love
13. Coney Island Washboard
14. When You Were Sweet Sixteen
15. I'll Be Around
16. Daddy's LIttle Girl
17. The Jones Boys
18. On The Banks Of The Wabash
19. Opus I
20. I Don't Know Enough About You
21. I Don't Mind Being All Alone (When I'm Alone With You)
22. Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)