Tom Waits - Eyeball Kid Lyrics
Well zenora bariellaAnd coriander pyleThey had sixteen childrenIn the usual styleThey had a curio museumAnd they had no guileAll they ever wantedWas a show biz childSo on the 7th of dec. 1949They got whatTheyd been wishing forAll of the timeHe grew up in a trailerBy the time he was 9He rolled off to joinThe circus... telling fortunesOn the sideHail hail, the eyeball kidWell the first time I saw himWas a saigon jailCost me 27 dollarsJust to go his bailI said your name willBe in lights...And thats no doubtBut you got to haveA manager thats whatIts all aboutPeople would pointPeople would stareIll always be hereTo protect you and toCut down on the glareI know you cant speakI know you cant signSo cry right here onThe dotted lineHail hail, the eyeball kidWell he was born with out a bodyNot even a browI made the kid a promiseI made the kid a vowHes not conventionally handsomeHell never be tallHe said all you got to do isBook me into carnegie hallHail hail, the eyeball kidHes just a little bitty thingHes just a little guyBut women go crazyFor the big blue eyeThey say how does heDream? how does he thinkWhen he cant ever speakAnd he cant ever blink?I said hail hail, the eyeball kidHail hail, the eyeball kidGive it up and throw me downA couple of quicEverybody wants to seeThe eyeball kidHow dies he dreamHow does he thinkWhen he cant even speakAnd he cant even blinkWe are all lost in theWilderness were asBlind as can beHe came down to teach usHow to really seeHallelujahHallelujahHallelujahSo give it up and throwMe down a couple of quidEverybody wants to seeThe eyeball kidEyeball kidEyeball kid
