Little man walked up and down To find an eating place in town He looked the menues through and through See, what a dollar bill might do One meatball, one meatball, one meatball, All he could get was just one meatball He told the waiter near at hand The simple dinner he had planned The guests were startled, one and all To hear the waiter loudly call One meatball, one meatball, one meatball This lousy guy gets just one meatball Little man was so ill at ease He said, some bread, Sir, if you'd please The waiter hollered way down the hall You don't get bread with your one meatball One meatball, one meatball, one meatball You don't get bread with your one meatball Little man felt so very bad Just one meatball was all he had And in his dreams he can still that call You won't get bread with your one meatball One meatball, one meatball, one meatball You won't get bread with your one meatball