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And I knew it could be
And I knew it complete
And he's sittin' with Davy
Who's stealin' the gravy
And probably red beef on rice.
And he's talkin' with Davy
Who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life.
And he's sittin' with Davy
Whose hair is quite wavy
And needs to be treated for lice.
And he's sittin' with Davy
Who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life.
And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be polite.
And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life.
And the microphone smells like a beard
And the microphone smells like a beer
And the piano sounds like a camera
And the night owl sounds like a beer.
And the piano sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer.
And the piano sounds like a cannibal
And the piano sounds like a carnival
And the piano sounds like an animal.
And the piano sounds like a carnival.
And the piano, it sounds like a comic book.
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival.
And the waitress is practicing parrot tricks
And the waitress is practicing politics
And the waitress is practicing promises
And the waitress is practicing politics
And you've got a spinnet, all right.
And you've got us feelin' all right.
And you've got a spirit, that's right.
And you've got us feeling all right.
As the businessmen slowly explode
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
But it's better than being alone
But it's better than drinking alone
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore ye underpants clothes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes
But it’s better than drinking a bone.
But it’s better than drinking alone.
He says, 'Son, can you play me a melody?
He says, 'Son can you play me a memory?'
He says, 'Sun, can you play me a melody?'
He says, 'Son, can you play me a memory?'
I knew it complete when I wore a young woman's clothes.
I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's clothes.
I'm sure that I could be a movie star,
If I could get out of Des Plaines
I'm sure that I could be a movie star,
If I could get out of this place.
It was sad and sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a young woman's clothes.
But it's sad, and it's sweet, and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes.
It was sad and sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore another man's clothes.
It was sad and sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes.
It's Saturday sweet and I knew it would compete
It's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
Irregular crowd shuffles in.
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in.
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 erotic Aunt Jen.
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.
It's nine-o-clock on a Saturday
The regular cloud shuffles in.
It's nine-o-clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in.
Makin' love to his tiny gal Jen.
Making love to his tonic and gin.
Making love to Tawny and Jen
Making love to his tonic and gin
Making love to Tom at the gym
Makin' love to his tonic and gin.
Making love to his car's engine
Making love to his tonic and gin
Making love to his chiny-chin-chin
Making love to his tonic and gin
Making love to his hamonican Jen.
Making love to his tonic and gin.
Making love to his stomach and chin
Making love to his tonic and gin
Making love to his tonic Aunt Jen.
Making love to his tonic and gin.
Making love to his tonic engine
Making love to his tonic and gin
Man, what a hue to one ear!
Man, what are you doing here?
Oughta light up your smoke
Or to light up your smoke
Sing us a song about the Ghettoland.
Sing us a song, you're the piano man.
Sing us a song from the Meadowlands.
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song of the Yellow Man.
Sing us a song, you're the piano man.
Sing us a song on the piano, Man
Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song on the piano, man.
Sing us the song. You're the piano man.
This was Billy's first big hit, therefore it was from the 1970s, not 80s.
Sing us a song yellow Piano Man
Sing us a song you're the Piano Man
Sing us a song young piano man
Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song your the weather man
Sing us a song your the piano man
Sing us a song, mellow yellow man.
Sing us a song, you're the piano man.
Sing us a song, you're a Chinese man.
Sing us a song, you're the piano man.
The piano sounds like a cannon ball.
The piano sounds like a carnival.
The piano sounds like a carnivore.
The piano sounds like a carnival.
There's an old man sittin' next to me
Makin' love to his toxic engine
There's an old man sittin' next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin.
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to Tony and Jim
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tiny can, tin
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tommy-cat, Jim.
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin.
They play the guitar and put bread in my jar.
They sit at the bar and put bread in my jar.
Tom is a realistic novelist
Tom is a real estate novelist
Well, we're all in the mood for a Melanie.
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody.
Well, we're out in the moon for a melody.
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody.
When I wore a young woman's clothes
When I wore a younger man's clothes
When I wore a young woman's clothes
When I wore a younger man's clothes
When I wore another man's clothes.
When I wore a younger man's clothes.
When I wore the young women's clothes.
When I wore a younger man's clothes.
When I worry under man's clothes
When I wore a younger man's clothes
You've got a spirit alright.
You've got us feelin' alright.