Billy Joel - Piano Man (Official HD Video)

(soft music) (upbeat music) ♪ It's nine o'clock on a Saturday ♪ ♪ The normal crowd shuffles in ♪ ♪ There's an old man sitting next to me ♪ ♪ Making love with his tonic and gin ♪ (upbeat music continued ) ♪ He says, "Son, can you play me a memory? ♪ ♪ I'm not quite sure how it goes ♪ ♪ But it's sad and sweet and I knew it all ♪ ♪ When I wore younger men's clothes" ♪ ♪ La, la -la, di-di-da ♪ ♪ La-la, di-di-da, da-dum ♪ (the happy music continues) ♪ Sing us a song, you are the pianist ♪ ♪ Sing us a song tonight ♪ ♪ Well, We're all in the mood for a tune ♪ ♪ And you make us feel good ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ Now John at the bar is a friend of mine ♪ ♪ He gets me my free drinks ♪ ♪ And he's quick with a joke, or to light your cigarette ♪ ♪ But there's somewhere I'd rather be ♪ ♪ He says, "Bill, I think this is killing me" ♪ ♪ As a smile escaped his face ♪ ♪ "Well, I'm sure it could be a movie star ♪ ♪ if I could get out of this place" ♪ ♪ Oh, la, la-la, di-di-da ♪ ♪ La -la, di-di-da, da-dum ♪ ♪ Now Paul is a novelist of real estate ♪ ♪ who never had time for a wife ♪ ♪ And he's talking to Davy, who's still in the Navy ♪ ♪ And probably will be for life ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ And the waitress is practicing politics ♪ ♪ While the businessmen slowly get high ♪ ♪ Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness ♪ ♪ But it's better than drinking alone ♪ (the happy music continues) ♪ Sing us the song, you're the pianist ♪ ♪ Sing us a song tonight ♪ ♪ Well, we're all in the mood for a tune ♪ ♪ And you make us feel good ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ That's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday ♪ ♪ And the manager gives me a smile ♪ ♪ 'Cause he knows it's me who they've been coming to see ♪ ♪ To forget about life for a while ♪ ♪ And the

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, it sounds like a carnival ♪ ♪ And the microphone smells like beer ♪ ♪ And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar ♪ ♪ And they say, "Man, what are you doing here" ♪ ♪ Oh, la , la-la, di-di-da ♪ ♪ La-la, di-di-da, da-dum ♪ (happy music continues) ♪ Sing to us the song, you're the pianist ♪ ♪ Sing us a song tonight ♪ ♪ Well, we're all in the mood for a tune ♪ ♪ And you make us feel good ♪ (the happy music continues)