(gentle music) (upbeat music) ♪ It's nine o'clock on a Saturday ♪ ♪ The regular crowd shuffles in ♪ ♪ There's an old man sittin' next to me ♪ ♪ Makin' love to his tonic and gin ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ 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-di-da ♪ ♪ La-la, di-di-da, da-dum ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ 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 feelin' all right ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ Now John at the bar is a friend of mine ♪ ♪ He gets me my drinks for free ♪ ♪ And he's quick with a joke,, or to light up your smoke ♪ ♪ But there's some place, that he'd rather be ♪ ♪ He says, "Bill, I believe.
this is killing me" ♪ ♪ As a 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-di-da ♪ ♪ La-la, di-di-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 ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ And the waitress is. practicing politics ♪ ♪ As the businessmen slowly get stoned ♪ ♪ Yes, they're sharing a. drink they call loneliness ♪ ♪ But it's better than drinkin' alone ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ Sing us the 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 feelin' all right ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ 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 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-di-da ♪ ♪ La-la, di-di-da, da-dum ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ Sing us the 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 feelin' all right ♪ (upbeat music continues),