It s nine o clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There s an old man sitting next to me
Makin love to his tonic and gin
He says, Son, can you play me a memory
I m not really sure how it goes
But it s sad and it s sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man s clothes.
la la la, di da da
La la, di di da da dum
Sing us a song, you re the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we re all in the mood for a melody
And you ve got us all feelin all right
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he s quick with a joke
and he ll light up your smoke
But there s some place that he d rather be
He says, Bill, I believe this is killing me.
As his smile ran away from his face
Well I m sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place
Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he s talkin with Davy,
who s still in the Navy
And probably will be for life
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessman slowly gets stoned
Yes, they re sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it s better than drinkin alone
sing us a song you re the piano man
sing us a song tonight
well we re all in the mood for a melody
and you got us all feeling alright
It s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
Cause he knows
that it s me they ve been comin to see
To forget about their life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, Man, what are you doin here?
Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum
sing us a song you re the piano man
sing us a song tonight
well we re all in the mood for a melody
and you got us all feeling alright
[00:30.87]It s nine o clock on a Saturday
[00:36.49]The regular crowd shuffles in
[00:38.99]
[00:39.55]There s an old man sitting next to me
[00:43.73]Makin love to his tonic and gin
[00:47.97]
[00:57.90]He says, Son, can you play me a memory
[01:02.08]I m not really sure how it goes
[01:06.17]But it s sad and it s sweet and I knew it complete
[01:10.35]When I wore a younger man s clothes.
[01:13.47]
[01:14.76]la la la, di da da
[01:19.63]La la, di di da da dum
[01:24.00]
[01:26.93]Sing us a song, you re the piano man
[01:30.93]Sing us a song tonight
[01:33.61]
[01:34.67]Well, we re all in the mood for a melody
[01:38.91]And you ve got us all feelin all right
[01:42.10]
[01:57.01]Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
[02:01.31]He gets me my drinks for free
[02:04.18]
[02:05.18]And he s quick with a joke
[02:06.93]and he ll light up your smoke
[02:09.05]But there s some place that he d rather be
[02:12.11]
[02:14.86]He says, Bill, I believe this is killing me.
[02:18.97]As his smile ran away from his face
[02:23.09]Well I m sure that I could be a movie star
[02:27.21]If I could get out of this place
[02:30.45]
[02:31.32]Oh, la la la, di da da
[02:35.70]La la, di da da da dum
[02:41.19]
[02:43.56]Now Paul is a real estate novelist
[02:47.74]Who never had time for a wife
[02:51.61]And he s talkin with Davy,
[02:53.54]who s still in the Navy
[02:55.60]And probably will be for life
[02:58.64]
[03:09.31]And the waitress is practicing politics
[03:13.43]As the businessman slowly gets stoned
[03:17.48]Yes, they re sharing a drink they call loneliness
[03:21.54]But it s better than drinkin alone
[03:24.47]
[03:41.75]sing us a song you re the piano man
[03:45.74]sing us a song tonight
[03:49.17]well we re all in the mood for a melody
[03:53.73]and you got us all feeling alright
[03:59.97]
[04:11.89]It s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
[04:14.10]
[04:15.82]And the manager gives me a smile
[04:19.88] Cause he knows
[04:20.62]that it s me they ve been comin to see
[04:23.75]To forget about their life for a while
[04:27.99]
[04:29.30]And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
[04:33.42]And the microphone smells like a beer
[04:37.22]And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
[04:41.40]And say, Man, what are you doin here?
[04:45.21]Oh, la la la, di da da
[04:49.58]La la, di da da da dum
[04:54.95]
[04:57.63]sing us a song you re the piano man
[05:01.56]sing us a song tonight
[05:05.18]well we re all in the mood for a melody
[05:09.38]and you got us all feeling alright
[05:19.38]