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 da da da dum


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, 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 businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness

But it's better than drinkin' alone

Oh, la la la, di da da

La la, di da da da dum



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 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 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 da da
La la, di da da da dum


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 got us feeling alright