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

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

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 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

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