Band Man
A Band Parody By Artemis J. Halk
Based off of the song: "Piano Man" by Billy Joel
Its six o'clock on a Tuesday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old vet sitting next to me
Makin' love to his reed and keys
He says, son, can you play me a show tune?
I'm not really sure how it goes
But its bad and its fast and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger nerds uniform
La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Chorus:
Play us a song, you're the band man
Play us a song tonight
Well, were all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright
Now Chris in the office is a friend of mine
He gets me my scores for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your day
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
He says, Will, I believe this is killing me.
As the smile ran away from his face
Well I'm sure that I could be a band star
If I could get out of this place
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Now Ron is a real band director
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin with Davy who's still not in band
And probably will be for life
And the drum major is practicing salutes
As the drum line slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a song they call loneliness
But its better than playing alone
Chorus
Its a pretty good crowd for a Tuesday
And the director gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that its me they've been comin to see
To forget about life for a while
And the band, it sounds like a carnival
And the metronome sounds like crap
And they sit in their seats and put music in the air
And say, man, what are you doin here?
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Chorus
Tomorrow marks the first day of my last band trip in high school. (Sob.) I'm going to Sea World!! :D
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