It's nine o'clock on a Saturday 星期六9點鐘 the regular crowd shuffles in 群眾進來 There's an old man sitting next to me 一個老頭坐在我旁邊 Makin' love to his tonic and gin 享受他的琴通寧酒 He says, Son can you play me a memory 他說，孩子可以幫我彈奏一首回憶嗎？ I'm not really sure how it goes 我不確定是如何 But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete 有悲傷與甜美，我知道這個的全部 When I wore a younger man's clothes 當我以前還穿著年輕人的衣服時
La la la de de da la la lade da da dum
Chorus: Sing us a song, you're the piano man 為我們唱一首歌，你是鋼琴師 sing us a song tonight 今晚為我們唱一首歌 Well, we're all in the mood for a melody 我們的心情是為了一個旋律 And you've got us feelin' alright 你讓我們感到很好
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine 吧裏的約翰是我的朋友。 He gets me my drinks for free 他讓我的飲料不用錢 And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke 他講笑話與點煙很快 But there's someplace that he'd rather be 他寧願到某個地方 He says Bill, I believe this is killing me 他說比爾，我相信這邊會害死我 As the smile ran away from his face 他的臉上失去笑容 Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star 我確定他可能成為電影明星 If I could get out of this place 如果他可以離開這個地方
Oh, la la la de de da la la de de da da dum
Now Paul is a real estate novelist 保羅是一個土地仲介與小說家 Who never had time for a wife 沒時間找老婆 And he's talking with Davy who's still in the navy 他與在海軍的 Davy 講話 And probably will be for life 可能一輩子都這樣
And the waitress is practicing politics 女服務生在玩政治 As the businessmen slowly get stoned 商人慢慢地醉了 or 被丟石頭(罵？) Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness 他們在分享叫寂寞的飲料 But it's better than drinking alone 比獨自一個人喝好
Chorus: Sing us a song, you're the piano man 為我們唱一首歌，你是鋼琴師 Sing us a song tonight. 今晚為我們唱一首歌 Well, we're all in the mood for a melody 我們的心情是為了一個旋律 And you've got us feelin' alright. 你讓我們感到很好
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday, 星期六的生意很好 And the manager gives me a smile 經理給我一個笑 'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see 因為他知道他們是來看我 To forget about life for awhile. 暫時忘記生活 And the piano sounds like a carnival 鋼琴聽起來像狂歡節 And the microphone smells like a beer 麥克風聞起來像啤酒 And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar 他們坐在 bar 中在我的瓶子放麵包($) And say "Man, what are you doin' here?" 說：男人，你在這邊做什麼
La la la de de da la la de de da da dum
Chorus: Sing us a song, you're the piano man Sing us a song tonight. Well, we're all in the mood for a melody And you've got us feelin' alright.
