I Love A Piano (Live au Palais des Congrès, Paris / 1991)

As a child I ran wild when the band played
How I ran to that man when his hand swayed
Clarinets were my pets
And a slide trombone I thought was simply divine
But today when they play I could hiss them
Every bar is a jar to my system
Still there's one thing in the accompaniment that I call my own

I love a piano, I love a piano
I love to hear somebody play
Upon a piano, a grand piano
It simply carries me away
I know a fine way to treat a Steinway
I love to run my fingers over the keys, the ivories

And with a pedal I love to meddle
When Padarefsky comes my way
I'm so excited when I'm invited
To hear that long haired genius play

Well, you can keep your fiddle
Keep your bow
Give me a p-i-a-n-o
I want to stop right beside an upright
Or a hot tone baby grand

I love a piano, I love a piano
I love to hear somebody play
Upon a piano, a grand piano
It simply carries me away
I know a fine way to treat a Steinway
I love to run my fingers over the keys, the ivories

And with a pedal I love to meddle
When Padarefsky comes my way
I'm so excited when I'm invited
To hear that long haired genius play

Well, you can keep your fiddle
Keep your bow
Give me a p-i-a-n-o
I want to stop right beside an upright
Or a hot tone baby grand

I love a piano