It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man .. sitting next to me
Making 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 feeling 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 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 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"

  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 feeling alright

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 drinking 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 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 coming 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 doing here?"

  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 feeling alright