I'm gonna buy a Paper Doll that I can call my own 
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 [bad word] home at night she will be waiting 
She'll be the [bad word] 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 
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 [bad word] home at night she will be waiting 
She'll be the [bad word] doll in all this world 
I'd rather have a Paper Doll to call my own 
Than have a fickle-minded real live girl