Note: As with other cover versions by the Who, the band took some liberties with this song, eliminating the last verse, changing a line from "a siamese cat of a girl" to "a siamese cat of a bird" ('60's Brit slang term for a girl, which gives the line a neat lyrical twist), and adding the closing remark..."bitch is under my thumb!"
It's down to me...
Under my thumb's a squirming dog who's just had her day
Under my thumb's a siamese cat of a girl
Under my thumb her eyes are just kept to herself
Under my thumb's the girl who once had me down
Under my thumb's the girl who once pushed me around
The difference in the clothes she wears
Down to me...the change has come
She's under my thumb
Under my thumb's a girl who has just changed her ways
It's down to me...
The way she does just what she's told
Down to me...the change has come
She's under my thumb
Under my thumb she's the sweetest pet in the world
It's down to me...
She does just what she's told
Down to me...the change has come
She's under my thumb
Under my thumb, well I can still look at someone else
It's down to me...
The way she talks when she's spoken to
Down to me...the change has come, she's under my thumb
Well c'mon pretty baby
Yeah I was born a tiger
Wa-oo, wa-oo, wa-oo, etc.
Well come on pretty baby
Let's go out tonight
Your ma won't have to worry
Everything'll be alright
Don't let me hear you talkin'
Just be there when I call
'Cause what I do, I do my way, or it won't be done at all
Little girl, can you hear what I say?
I'm an easy goin' guy, but I always gotta have my way
Always had my way
Don't ever try to change me
This or any other day
Don't let me hear you argue
The things I say, I do
Don't give me no trouble
Or you'll haul the line too
Little girl, can you hear what I say?
I'm an easy goin' guy, but I always gotta have my way
Let's go out tonight
Your ma won't have to worry
Everything'll be alright
Don't let me her you talkin'
Just be there when I call
'Cause what I do, I do my way, or it won't be done at all
Little girl, can you hear what I say?
Yeah, I'm an easy goin' guy, but I always gotta have my way
I'm an easy goin' guy, but I always gotta have my way
You better believe it, baby!
It may be warm but the snow is going to fall
We've got to have faith in something bigger,
It may be cold, but the heat of our love will melt
We've got to have faith in something bigger, etc.
The more we learn, the less we believe to be true.
We've got to have faith in something bigger,
Faith in something bigger.
Enough to cover us all.
We've got to be strong men
And follow a path again.
Faith in something bigger
Faith in something big inside ourselves.
The snow we never felt
We're young and hearty again
We bow to weaker men
the more we prove, the more remains to be proved.
We've got to be strong men and follow a path again.
Faith in something bigger
Faith in something big inside ourselves,
Inside ourselves.
Faith in something bigger
Faith in something bigger