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Piano Man - by Billy Joel
1) It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin.
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet
and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes."
La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
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 feeling alright.
2) Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
As the smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place."
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
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 feeling alright.
3) Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talking with Davy who's still in the navy
And probably will be for life.
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinking alone.
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 feeling alright.
4) It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
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 feeling alright.
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Agar Man - by DFoofnik
1) You can see the "alt" postings every day
By a fine international troop:
Meyran, Ernesto, and Burning Elk
Look at English words here in our group.
"If you take all of the letters out
Can you see any words that they spell?"
Maybe yes, maybe no
Some might be apropos
Some might prove funny as hell!
La la la, de de da
La la, de de (la la la)...
Give us a chance and we'll anagram
A question, a word or a thing
If you'll shuffle the letters 'round
You might have a new song to sing.
2) As Jon assesses a famous one,
Don's a "Jumble" guy extraordinaire
Got more time on his hands
Than his twin brother Dan
Managing little kids there.
All the U.K. is spelling things differently
(Mick, Janet, and Kevin's abode);
You see Keith, Art, Wayne, Dan,
And our own Letter-man,
And some clown who posted in code:
Dit Da / da dit / dit da, (g)
Dit da dit / dit da / da da...
Give me a chance, I will anagram,
Sing you the best musical rhyme
But seeing good lines is far easier
If I'm not drinking all of the time...
(hic)... (hic)... (hic)... (hic)...
3) People say William's a Genius, too,
While Richard goes on with his Psalm;
Tom says "See all I found?
I've been low, underground.
And, by golly, I'm staying calm."
Larry's too good at his usual,
(he's the webmaster we all revere):
Makes insulting rebukes for those silly blokes
Who insist upon doing shit here.
See, give us a chance and we'll anagram,
And you might reveal something profound.
No telling what words will be hiding there
So we all shove some letters around.
4) If I'm seeking words in an anagram,
Any good letter soon goes away.
Each one that I need
Gee, I see one deceived...
I might be left with a "J".
But the payoff is an Epiphany!
All the letters go into it, Lord!
All that's left is to post
If it's better than most,
You might even win an Award!
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de (la la la)
Give us a chance and we'll anagram
It's something all of us do;
You'll see us here on alt.anagrams
If you want to try your hand, too...
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