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



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 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



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 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 carnivore

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 all feeling alright