Another town
Another door
Another old piano like a hundred more
He rides the road with a tuning key
From hall to hall in good company
He mends the notes, he finds the rhyme
He brings them back in time
He knows the dust, he knows the grain
He knows which key recalls the rain
A bell, a smile, a room inside
And off he goes on one big ride
It's a long road, it's a sweet old song
(And the band plays on)
He tunes all day, then swings along
(From dusk till dawn)
When evening falls, he's back in town
(Where the lights burn low)
With his jazz-band boys and that easy sound
(Go, boys, go)
Oh, life keeps time, soft and wide
(Slow and low)
And rolls him on through one big ride
(That's the way to go)
At night he's back behind the keys
With horn men, jokes, and harmonies
The drummer sighs, the bass walks by
The whole room sways and so does time
They play for dames in satin gloves
For weary hearts and brand-new loves
And every chorus, warm and light
Turns workaday to Saturday night
It's a long road, it's a sweet old song
(And the band plays on)
He tunes all day, then swings along
(From dusk till dawn)
When evening falls, he's back in town
(Where the lights burn low)
With his jazz-band boys and that easy sound
(Go, boys, go)
Oh, life keeps time, soft and wide
(Slow and low)
And rolls him on through one big ride
(That's the way to go)
Schoolhouse uprights, hotel grands, parlor pianos too
Funny thing, an old piano remembers more than you do
Every street can hold a tune
Every stop may bring one soon
Every broken chord may hide
A little gold deep down inside
So he works by sun and plays by moon
Leaves each old piano humming in tune
And where the day once passed him by
The night begins to swing and fly
It's a long road, it's a sweet old song
(And the band plays on)
He tunes all day, then swings along
(From dusk till dawn)
When evening falls, he's back in town
(Where the lights burn low)
With his jazz-band boys and that easy sound
(Go, boys, go)
Oh, life keeps time, soft and wide
(Slow and low)
And rolls him on through one big ride
(That's the way to go)
Tomorrow, another town
Tonight, one more round
One big ride
(Play it low)
One big song
(Nice and slow)
Still rolling on
(And the band plays on)