Lyrics

Once upon a time An evil wicked Empire did govern The world, they invaded All the countries but one in ten And that's only 'cause (Tipu) Only 'cause they could not find them (Tipu) Not even Sweden (Tipu) The warlords ravaging lands until they faced Tiger Tiger Boy-oy Rocket Rocket Boy-oy Tiger Tiger Boy-oy Rocket Rocket Boy-oy A night of desire was succeeded By a morning of its fulfillment A rocketing rise of a star, of the brightest star Of the constellation of power and dignity Born a son of, of a soldier (Tipu) Of good fortune, fortune made him (Tipu) Made him a prince (Regal) and a Sultan (Tipu) Ruling wisely (Regal), burning brightly (Tipu) Tiger Tiger Boy-oy Rocket Rocket Boy-oy Tiger Tiger Boy-oy Rocket Rocket Boy-oy It's, it's better to live (Tipu) A day like a tiger (Tipu) Than one, one and one thousand years (Tipu) (Tipu) As, as a jackal "Hitting the enemy with the flying plague of Tipu's sword-tipped rockets" Cruising elephants And the rockets' red glare there Confusing, shuttering The evil Empire's army utterly Freedom fighters won A home run for the Tiger of Mysore What kind of a monster Takes children as hostages? Tipu's sons were stolen away A Judas let the enemy in Tiger fighting on and on and on and on and on and on-on "Dressed in his finest Firing muskets handed him by his servants as if he was at a sporting shoot But the odds were too great" "King down" People pillaging (Tipu) Evil pillaging (Tipu) Laughing Tiger (Tipu) Tumbling Empire (Tipu) Time forgot those men (Tipu) The Tiger rules again (Tipu)