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Its nine o’clock on a saturday      
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The regular crowd shuffles in
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There’s an old man  sitting next to me          
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Making love to his tonic and gin 
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He says son can you play me a memory    
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I’m not really sure how it goes
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But it’s sad and its sweet and I knew it complete 
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when I wore a younger man’s clothes 
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da da     de de Da     da DA
 
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man     
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Sing us a song tonight
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Well we’re all in the mood for a melody   
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and you’ve got us feeling all right
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Now john at the bar is a friend of mine
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He gets me my drinks for free
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And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
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But there's someplace that he'd rather be
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He says, "bill, i believe this is killing me."
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As the smile ran away from his face
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"well i'm sure that i could be a movie star
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If i could get out of this place"
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da da     de de Da     da DA
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Now paul is a real estate novelist
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Who never had time for a wife
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And he's talkin' with davy who's still in the navy
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And probably will be for life
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And the waitress is practicing politics
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As the businessmen slowly get stoned
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Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
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But it's better than drinkin' alone
 
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man     
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Sing us a song tonight
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Well we’re all in the mood for a melody   
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and you’ve got us feeling all right
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It's a pretty good crowd for a saturday
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And the manager gives me a smile
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'cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
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To forget about life for a while
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And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
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And the microphone smells like a beer
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And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
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And say, "man, what are you doin' here? 
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da da     de de Da     da DA
 
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man     
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Sing us a song tonight
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Well we’re all in the mood for a melody   
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and you’ve got us feeling all right
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