| I’m gonna buy a paper doll, that I can call my own |
| A doll that other fellas cannot steal |
| And then the flirty, flirty guys — with all 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 |
| Then have a fickle minded — real live girl |
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| I’m gonna buy a paper doll that I can call my own |
| A doll that other fellas 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’d rather have a paper doll to call my own |
| Than have a fickle-minded real live girl |