Billy Joel
Piano Man
It's nine o'clock on __ _ Saturday,
_ __ regular crowd shuffles in.
There's _ __ old man sitting next to me
Makin' __ _ love to his tonic and gin.
He says, "Son, can you play me _ __
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 _ __ younger man's clothes."
La la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum
CHORUS:
Sing us _ __ song, you're __ _ piano man,
Sing us __ _ song tonight.
Well, we're all in __ _ mood for __ _
melody,
And you've got us feelin' alright.
Now, John at ____ bar is _ __ friend of mine.
He gets me my drinks for __ _ free.
And he's quick with _ __ 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 _ __ smile ran away from his face.
"Well I'm sure that I could be __ _ movie
star -
If I could get out of this place.
Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum
CHORUS:
Sing us _ __ song…
Now, Paul is _ __ real estate novelist,
Who never had _ __ time for __ _ wife.
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in
_ __ Navy,
And probably will be for _ __ life.
And __ _ waitress is practicing __ _ politics,
As _ __ businessmen slowly get stoned.
Yes, they're sharing __ _ drink they call
_ __ “loneliness”,
But it's better than drinking alone.
It's _ __ pretty good crowd for __ _ Saturday,
And __ _ manager gives me __ _ smile,
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been
coming to see
To forget about __ _ life for __ _ while.
And __ _ piano, it sounds like __ _ carnival,
And __ _ microphone smells like __ _ beer.
And they sit at __ _ 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 _ __ song….