Table Top Joe

Tom Waits

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    I knew one day
    One, one, two, one, two, three

    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

    Singing, Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe
    Now everyone will know
    That I'm Tabletop Joe

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    I had trouble with the pedals
    But I had a strong left hand
    And I could play Stravinsky
    On a baby grand
    I said, 'I'm gonna join the circus
    Cause that's where I belong'
    So I went to Coney Island
    I was singing this song

    Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe
    Now everyone knows
    Yeah I'm Tabletop Joe

    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
    I was where I belonged, yeah

    Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe
    Now everyone knows, yeah
    Tabletop Joe

    Take it home boy

    Song details

    Composition: Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan

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