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Composer: Billy Joel

Billy Joel - Piano Man lyrics



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 melody?
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, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Chorus:
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' 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, de de da
La la, de de da da da

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 businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone

Chorus

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, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Chorus
Songs list of album: 12 Gardens Live (2006)
         Title Rating
01   Angry Young Man lyrics   -
02   My Life lyrics   -
03   Everybody Loves You Now lyrics  
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04    The Ballad of Billy the Kid lyrics Add lyrics   -
05   The Entertainer lyrics   -
06   Vienna lyrics  
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07    New York State of Mind lyrics Add lyrics   -
08   The Night Is Still Young lyrics   -
09   Zanzibar lyrics   -
10    Miami 2017 (I've Seen the Lights Go out on Broadway) lyrics Add lyrics   -
11    The Great Wall of China lyrics Add lyrics   -
12   Allentown lyrics   -
13    She's Right on Time lyrics Add lyrics   -
14   Don't Ask Me Why lyrics   -
15   Laura lyrics   -
16    A Room of Our Own lyrics Add lyrics   -
17   Goodnight Saigon lyrics   -
18    Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) lyrics Add lyrics   -
19   An Innocent Man lyrics   -
20    The Downeaster "Alexa" lyrics Add lyrics   -
21    She's Always a Woman lyrics Add lyrics   -
22    Keeping the Faith lyrics Add lyrics   -
23   The River of Dreams lyrics   -
24    A Matter of Trust lyrics Add lyrics   -
25    We Didn't Start the Fire lyrics Add lyrics   -
26   Big Shot lyrics  
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27   You May Be Right lyrics   -
28    Only the Good Die Young lyrics Add lyrics   -
29    Scenes from an Italian Restaurant lyrics Add lyrics   -
30   Piano Man lyrics   -
31   And So It Goes lyrics   -
32    It's Still Rock & Roll to Me lyrics Add lyrics   -
 

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