IT'S NINE O'CLOCK
ON A SATURDAY
THE REGULAR CROWD SHUFFLES IN
THERE'S AN OLD MAN
SITTING NEXT TO ME
MAKING 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-DEE-DA...
LA LA...
DI-DEE-DA...
DEE-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
FEELING ALRIGHT
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 SOMEPLACE
THAT HE'D RATHER BE
HE SAYS, "BILL, I BELIEVE
THIS IS KILLING ME"
AS THE 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-DEE-DA...
LA LA...
DI-DEE-DA...
DEE-DUM...
NOW PAUL IS A
REAL ESTATE NOVELIST
WHO NEVER HAD TIME
FOR A WIFE
AND HE'S TALKING WITH DAVY
WHO'S STILL IN THE NAVY
AND PROBABLY WILL BE FOR LIFE
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
DRINKING 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'VE GOT US
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 COMING 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 DOING HERE?"
OH, LA LA-LA...
DI-DEE-DA...
LA LA...
DI-DEE-DA...
DEE-DUM...
SING US A SONG
YOUR'RE THE PIANO MAN
SING US A SONG TONIGHT
WELL, WE'RE ALL IN
THE MOOD FOR A MELODY
AND YOU'VE GOT US
FEELING ALRIGHT