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I knew one day |
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One, one, two, one, two, three |
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Well my mama didn"t want me |
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On the day I was born |
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I was born without a body |
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I got nothing but scorn |
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But I always loved music |
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All I had was my hands |
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I dreamed I'd be famous |
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And I"d work at The Sands |
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Singing, Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe |
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Now everyone will know |
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That I'm Tabletop Joe |
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I had trouble with the pedals |
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But I had a strong left hand |
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And I could play Stravinsky |
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On a baby grand |
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I said, !I"m gonna join the circus |
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Cause that"s where I belong" |
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So I went to Coney Island |
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I was singing this song |
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Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe |
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Now everyone knows |
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Yeah I'm Tabletop Joe |
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They gave me top billing |
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In the Dreamland show |
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I had my own orchestra |
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Starring Tabletop Joe |
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And the man without a body |
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Proved everyone wrong |
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I was rich and I was famous |
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I was where I belonged, yeah |
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Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe |
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Now everyone knows, yeah |
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Tabletop Joe |
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Take it home boy |