He was a piano player in great demand
He played all the old time songs
The party started when he arrived, this man
His style ranged from ragtime jazz
And Dixieland
Smoke swirled above him
The singing ran out as he led the band, this man
So came another sing-along
Come out, I'll try it on
No one has troubles tonight
There's only the music here
He makes it all disappear
All the time we never cared
Money wasn't always there
It didn't seem to matter at all
There's only the music here
Piano player, man, we all cheer
A beer and a hat passed round
Is what he'd receive
He stayed on that stool all night
The music continued
Till every last guest would leave
The crowd, they would all gather round him
And he was the call
The noise often heard down the hall
His fingers played on
They shouted, come on, one more
So came another sing-along
Come out, I'll try it on
No one has troubles tonight
There's only the music here
He makes it all disappear
All the time we never cared
Money wasn't always there
It didn't seem to matter at all
There's only the music here
Piano player, man, we all cheer
His daytime employment
Uneventful, I hear
If only he'd followed his heart, not the fear
His daytime employment
Uneventful, I hear
He had the potential for music career
Playing all the sing-along
Come out, I'll try it on
No one has troubles tonight
There's only the music here
He makes it all disappear
All the time we never cared
Money wasn't always there
It didn't seem to matter at all
There's only the music here
Piano player, man, we all cheer
There's only the music here
Piano player, man, we all cheer
There's only the music here
Piano player, man, we all cheer