Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Procol Harum
Canonical path: /procol-harum/i-m-a-reader-and-a-writer
Related lyric paths: 6
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I'm a Reader and a Writer
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I'm a Reader and a Writer
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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
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