Song Description

A tribute to piano players

Lyrics

The Piano Player

I'm the piano player on an ocean liner
Play second fiddle to the tattletittle of inebriated diners
They don't care if It's major or minor
I'm the piano player on a big assed ocean liner

I play the Great American Songbook mostly by heart
Thanks to my best buddy the synthesizer, I play every part
Every evening, 9pm, that's when I start
Tinkling the tunes from the charts

Chorus

Applause is perfunctory, some might call it rare
Despite the cigarette ban, smoke gets in my hair
I'd make a decent living if I didn't have to pay my fare
But then I would not get to see
Pu Pu Platters consumed by millionaires

Verse

I'm the piano player on an ocean cruise ship
I get a lot of requests but I rarely barely ever get a tip
So I just take another nip and let 'er rip
A piano player on an ocean going cruise ship

Questioning my skill is a local sport
I've sailed the Seven Seas but I've never ever seen a port
'cept when I punched a heckler, and I ended up in court
I had to pay for his nose job went back aboard and took another snort

Chorus

Applause is perfunctory, the lack of such might hurt
but in addition to sun, a flower needs the dirt
Tony says all work is honorable and i found my niche
I could really bitch
But I like it better than digging a ditch

Verse

I google photos of destinations and send them to my mother
The sea isn't my mistress but sadly she's my only lover
Travel may broaden the mind, but my waistline has suffered
I sleep real late but I still get up in time for supper

I'm the piano player stuck in the corner under the stair
Just In case you ever wondered what the hell i'm doing there
I just cruise on even if nobody cares
An ocean going pianist - circumnavigating the planet
Enjoying the sea air - my family lets me be there

Who could be finer as ambiance designer:
A piano player on a big assed ocean liner?

©2021 Robin Grimmond & Leonard Wolf