Little man walked up and down
To find an eatin' place in town
He looked the menu thru and thru
To see what a dollar bill might do

One meat ball
One meat ball
One meat ball
All he could get was one meat ball

He told that waiter near at hand
The simple dinner he had planned
The guests were startled one and all
To hear that waiter loudly call

One meat ball
One meat ball
One meat ball
All he could get was one meat ball

Little man felt so ill at ease
He said: "Some bread Sir, if you please."
The waiter hollered down the hall:
You get no bread with your one meat ball

Little man felt so very bad
One meat ball is all he had
And in his dreams he can still hear that call
You get no bread with your one meat ball