Turn that tone control To your panasonic automatic Frequency radio Watch it warm up slow And let the music that it makes Go and satisfy your soul Once the children gathered 'round 'Cause "Charlie McCarthy" was on He'd tell a few jokes and he'd Sing a couple of songs Don't you love the banter Between him and Edgar When you're made out of wood It's hard to go wrong And I acuired it from A man with a pawnshop sign He said I'll give it to you for 20 bucks I'm not sure if it works, my son But I wish you luck It's old owner made love For the first time, you know Rollin' on the floor listening To Fats Domino Howlin' Wolf and T-Bone Walker Used to get air play But they had to move aside for Corporate songs that pay So it just sat there collecting dust Lucky that it didn't up and rust And I gave it a happy home 'Cause in the window there It looked so sad and alone And now it smiles inside When the tubes warm up And they cast an orange glow And I almost cried When it sang it's old sad song So soft and low