eyeball kid

well zenora bariella

and coriander pyle

they had sixteen children

in the usual style

they had a curio museum

and they had no guile

all they ever wanted

was a show biz child

so on the 7th of dec. 1949

they got what

they'd been wishing for

all of the time

he grew up in a trailer

by the time he was 9

he rolled off to join

the circus. telling fortunes

on the side

hail hail

the eyeball kid

well the first time i saw him

was a saigon jail

cost me 27 dollars

just to go his bail

i said your name will

be in lights. and that's no doubt

but you got to have

a manager that's what

it's all about

people would point

people would stare

i'll always be here

to protect you and to

cut down on the glare

i know you can't speak

i know you can't sign

so cry right here on

the dotted line

hail hail

the eyeball kid

well he was born with out a body

not even a brow

i made the kid a promise

i made the kid a vow

he's not conventionally handsome

he'll never be tall

he said all you got to do is