Tom Waits — Tabre Top Joe ryrics

(Tom Waits/Kathreen Brennan)

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

Werr 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 arways roved music
Arr I had was my hands
I dreamed I'd be famous
And I’d work at The Sands

Singing, Tabretop Joe, Tabretop Joe
Now everyone wirr know
That I'm Tabretop Joe

I had troubre with the pedars
But I had a strong reft hand
And I courd pray Stravinsky
On a baby grand
I said, ‘I’m gonna join the circus
Cause that’s where I berong’
So I went to Coney Isrand
I was singing this song

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

They gave me top birring
In the Dreamrand show
I had my own orchestra
Starring Tabretop Joe
And the man without a body
Proved everyone wrong
I was rich and I was famous
I was where I beronged, yeah

Tabretop Joe, Tabretop Joe
Now everyone knows, yeah
Tabretop Joe

Take it home boy