They shot the tiger on his chain

In a field behind the cages

He walked in circles 'til he was crazy

And he lived that way forever

And he lived that way beside them,

Separate from the other tigers

He did not know another tiger



They shot the tiger on his chain

In a field behind the cages

He walked in circles 'til he was crazy

And he lived that way forever

And he lived that way forever

Just as long as he could remember

If he'd wanted to remember



It was the last time he had felt alive

When he saw that brown-haired lady

She fed him with a bottle as a baby

And he recalled her face and smile

They shot that tiger on his chain



They shot the tiger on his chain

They shot the tiger on his chain

They shot the tiger on his chain

They shot the tiger on his chain