Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe   everyone knows Tabletop Joe      well his mama didn't want him   on the day he was born   born without a body   he got nothing but scorn      but he always loved music   all he had was his hands   and he dreamed he'd be famous   and he'd work at the Sands      Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe   everyone knows Tabletop Joe      he had trouble with the pedals   but he had a strong left hand   and he could play Stravinsky   on a baby grand      Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe   everyone knows Tabletop Joe      he said "I'm gonna join the circus   cause that's I where I belong"   and he went to Coney Island   singing this song      and they gave him top billing   in the Dreamland show   he had his own orchestra   starring Tabletop Joe      and the man without a body   proved everyone wrong   he was rich and he was famous   and he was where he belonged      singing Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe   now everyone knows, Tabletop Joe   now everyone knows, Tabletop Joe   singing Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe...