[INTRO]
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Diddly da dee dee,
Da dee dee dee bolay day a lay bee
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Whoa yeah
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Boddle an day buddle ay dando wa lay
[VERSE 1]
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Well my mama didn't want me
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
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
[CHORUS]
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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
[VERSE 2]
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I had trouble with the pedals
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
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
[CHORUS]
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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
[BRIDGE]
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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
Proved everyone wrong
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I was rich and I was famous
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I was where I belonged, yeah
[CHORUS]
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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
Take it home boy
[OUTRO]
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