He was a piano player in great demandHe played all the old time songsThe party started when he arrived, this manHis style ranged from ragtime jazzAnd DixielandSmoke swirled above himThe singing ran out as he led the band, this manSo came another sing-alongCome out, I'll try it onNo one has troubles tonightThere's only the music hereHe makes it all disappearAll the time we never caredMoney wasn't always thereIt didn't seem to matter at allThere's only the music herePiano player, man, we all cheerA beer and a hat passed roundIs what he'd receiveHe stayed on that stool all nightThe music continuedTill every last guest would leaveThe crowd, they would all gather round himAnd he was the callThe noise often heard down the hallHis fingers played onThey shouted, come on, one moreSo came another sing-alongCome out, I'll try it onNo one has troubles tonightThere's only the music hereHe makes it all disappearAll the time we never caredMoney wasn't always thereIt didn't seem to matter at allThere's only the music herePiano player, man, we all cheerHis daytime employmentUneventful, I hearIf only he'd followed his heart, not the fearHis daytime employmentUneventful, I hearHe had the potential for music careerPlaying all the sing-alongCome out, I'll try it onNo one has troubles tonightThere's only the music hereHe makes it all disappearAll the time we never caredMoney wasn't always thereIt didn't seem to matter at allThere's only the music herePiano player, man, we all cheerThere's only the music herePiano player, man, we all cheerThere's only the music herePiano player, man, we all cheer