With big, hungry tigers table manners have no place

(Dear dear dear no, dear dear dear no, dear dear oh dear no)

After they have eaten you they never say their grace

(Dear dear dear no, dear dear dear no, dear dear oh dear no)



Hunting tigers can be ripping fun

Like three blind mice, see the hunters run



Hunting tigers out in India

Out in, out in, out in India (yuh)



You all know how beastly tigers are

Out in, out in, out in India



They bite

They scratch

They make an awful fuss

It's no use stroking them and saying "puss puss puss"

Oh

Hunting tigers out in India

Out in, out in, out in India (yuh)



(instrumental)





They bite

They scratch

They make an awful fuss

It's no use stroking them and saying "puss puss puss"

Oh

Hunting tigers out in India

Out in, out in, out in India (yuh)



Spoken: “I say, Joe (?), it’s jolly frightening out there.”

“Nonsense, dear boy, you should be like me.”

“But look at you! You’re shaking all over!”

“Shaking? You silly goose, I’m just doing the watusi, that’s all.”



Tigers don’t go out on rainy nights

They’ve no need to whet their appetites

Hunting tigers out in India

Out in, out in, out in India (yuh)



How many tigers can you find with forks and serviettes?

(Dear dear dear no, dear dear dear no, dear dear oh dear no)

Don’t care in what part of you they fix their fretwork sets

(Dear dear dear no, dear dear dear no, dear dear oh dear no)



Hunting tigers can be ripping fun

Like three blind mice, see the hunters run



Hunting tigers out in India

Out in, out in, out in India (yuh)

Hunting tigers out in India

Out in, out in, out in India (yuh!)