Monday, April 15, 2013

Not Quite Piano Man

Of course, after what has happened today, my prayers are with all the people who were in Boston. It's been an emotionally difficult day once that happened. However, with trying to keep it a bit happier, Briana and I decided to "rewrite" "Piano Man" with misheard lyrics.

We replaced the real lyrics with misheard ones and this is the song we now have:

It's five o'clock on a Saturday
Irregular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his erotic Aunt Jen.

He says, "Son, can you play me a melody
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 young woman's clothes."

La la la, did dee da-a
La la, did dee da-a da dum

Sing us a song, of the Yellow 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"

La la la, did dee da-a
La la, did dee da-a da dum

And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly explode
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than being alone

Sing us a song from the Meadow Lands
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you got a spirit, that's right.

Now Paul is a realistic novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be polite

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 carnivore
And the night owl sounds like a beer
And they play the guitar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what a hue to one ear!"

La la la, did dee da-a
La la, did dee da-a da dum

Sing us a song you're a Chinese man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got a spinet, all right.