verse 1: Barry Gibb Paper mache and telegraph poles Things go dead in the night Make enough noise to make enough noise To make you want to jump with fright Elephant's tusks and autograph books People you don't meet Haven't got a bed to lay my head Shoes to fit my feet Hook: Barry Gibb Don't be scared, you're better off than nothing You're answering to no one, Paper mache verse 1: Barry Gibb Paper mache and telegraph poles Things go dead in the night Make enough noise to make enough noise To make you want to jump with fright Elephant's tusks and autograph books People you don't meet Haven't got a bed to lay my head Shoes to fit my feet Hook: Barry Gibb Don't be scared, you're better off than nothing You're answering to no one, Paper mache Post-Hook All of a sudden it happened when you did what you said you'd do And you broke my heart in two like paper mache verse 1: Barry Gibb Paper mache and telegraph poles Things go dead in the night Make enough noise to make enough noise To make you want to jump with fright Elephant's tusks and autograph books People you don't meet Haven't got a bed to lay my head Shoes to fit my feet Outro: Barry and Robin Jimmy had a bomb and the bomb went bang Jimmy was everywhere