Table Top Joe Lyrics

von Tom Waits

In 'Table Top Joe' schildert Tom Waits die bewegende Geschichte eines Protagonisten, der in der Kindheit abgelehnt wird,... weiterlesen

Lyrics

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

Writer(s): Kathleen Brennan, Thomas Alan Waits
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In 'Table Top Joe' schildert Tom Waits die bewegende Geschichte eines Protagonisten, der in der Kindheit abgelehnt wird, da seine Mutter ihn nicht wol... weiterlesen