Album Name

The Essential Pop Sampler

Artist

Billy Joel, Various Artists

Genre

POP

Release Date

2004.07.20

Release Agency

COLUMBIA/EPIC/LEGACY

Piano Man (E.S) - Billy Joel
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
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

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

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
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' alrigh