Song Lyrics - Piano Man - Billy Joel

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Billy Joel

Billy Joel is a well known and respected American Pianist and Singer/Songwriter. He was born in The Bronx, New York in 1949.

He came from a musical family, and decided to follow that career having seen The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.

Piano Man was released in 1973, the first in a long line of hit singles.

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Song Lyrics: Piano Man by Billy Joel 

Written by: Billy Joel from the Album: "Piano Man" - 1973


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 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, de de da
La la, de de da da da

(Chorus:)
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

(Chorus)

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

(Chorus)

Original Billy Joel CD's from Amazon 

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Piano Man - The Original Music Video 

Billy Joel - Piano Man

Billy Joel Piano Man (c) (C) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

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Piano Man Live 

Billy Joel- Piano Man

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Piano Man - Japan 1991 

This is a great modern live version

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cannedguds wrote...

good work, poddys. Billy Joel's my main man and here in our place, I'm the only one who knows how to sing this and Captain Jack! I really like the part, " Yes, they're sharing a drink called loneliness and it's better than drinking alone"... a sip of hope & acceptance... thanks for sharing this! and thanks for visiting my lens!

ReplyPosted March 12, 2009

AndyPo wrote...

Great lens. Another one of my favourites

ReplyPosted January 03, 2009

OhMe wrote...

I saw Billy Joel one time in concert and it was quite a treat. I enjoyed it very much and I enjoyed this lens.

ReplyPosted November 25, 2008

Evelyn_Saenz wrote...

The Piano Man is one of my favorite songs. Whenever it comes on the radio it makes me smile.

ReplyPosted November 21, 2008

debnet wrote...

Great lens! i really enjoy Billy Joel :)

ReplyPosted November 16, 2008

lisadh wrote...

The Piano Man is one of my favorite Billy Joel songs (along with Goodnight Saigon). Great lens!

ReplyPosted October 29, 2008

Joan4 wrote...

Oh this is one of my favorite songs - especially for piano bar sing-alongs!

ReplyPosted October 27, 2008

clouda9 wrote...

Hey guy...long time no see :) This is one of my favorite songs! Love how you put together your lyric lenses! 5*'s for this one for sure.

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ReplyPosted October 22, 2008

Rokusan wrote...

Great lens! Do you know, I bought a 2-cassette set (remember cassettes) of Billy Joels Greatest Hits when I lived in Japan ~ there were two bonus tracks that had not been released in the US on that set.

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ReplyPosted August 29, 2008

animal_lover79 wrote...

Love this song, and I'm a big fan of Billy Joel!

ReplyPosted June 24, 2008

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