I slept last night in a good hotel I've been shopping today for June The wind rushed around in the dirty town And the children let out from the schools I was standing on a noisy corner Waiting for the walking green Across the street she stood and she played real good On her saxophone for free Now me, I play for fortunes And those velvet curtain calls I've got a black limousine and two gentlemen Escorting me to the hall And I'll play if you have the money Or if you're a friend to me It was the one woman band by the quick lunch stand She was playing real good for free And I'll play if you have the money Or if you're a friend to me Now nobody stopped to hear her Though she played so sweet and high They knew she had never been on their TV So they passed her music by I meant to go over and ask for a song Maybe put on a harmony I heard James refrain as the signal changed She was playing real good for free And I'll play if you have the money Or if you're a friend to me It was the one woman band by the quick lunch stand She was playing real good for free