table top joe

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

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