Tom Waits

Tabletop Joe

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(Gibberish)
Well my mama didn't want me
on the day I was born
I was born without a body
I got nothing but scorn
but I always loved music
all I had was my hands
I dreamed I'd be famous
and I'd work at the Sands

Singin' Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe
Now everyone will know Tabletop Joe

I have trouble with the pedals
but I have a strong left hand
and I could play Stravinsky
on a baby grand
I said "I'm gonna join the circus
cause that's I where I belong"
so I went to Coney Island
I was singin'this song
Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe,
Now everyonw knows, Tabletop Joe
and they gave me top billing
in the Dreamland show
I had my own orchestra
starring Tabletop Joe
and the man without a body
proved everyone wrong
I was rich and I was famous
and I was where I belonged
Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe
now everyone knows, Tabletop Joe
now everyone knows, Tabletop Joe
singing Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe...