waits, tom
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
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