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Table Top Joe by Tom Waits
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The song, interprated in some sort of strange jazzy cabaret style, is about Johnny Eck, AKA Half-Boy, a freak show and circus performer, but also a musician, a photograph and a paintor.
Eck was born with a truncated torso, suffering from caudal regression syndrome. The song, without making fun of h...
Table Top Joe Lyrics
Well, my Mama didn't want me
On the day I was born
I was born without a body
I got nothin' 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
How everyone will know 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 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
Tabletop Joe
Tabletop Joe
Now everyone knows Tabletop Joe
Table Top Joe Q&A
Who wrote Table Top Joe's ?
Table Top Joe was written by Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan.
Who produced Table Top Joe's ?
Table Top Joe was produced by Kathleen Brennan & Tom Waits.
When did Tom Waits release Table Top Joe?
Tom Waits released Table Top Joe on Tue May 07 2002.