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| It's nine o'clock | |
| The regular crowd | |
| There's an old man | |
| Makin' love | |
| He says, “Son, | |
| “I'm not really sure | |
| “But it's sad and it's sweet | |
| “When I wore | |
| Sing us a song, | |
| Sing us a song | |
| Well, we're all in the mood | |
| And you've got us | |
| Now John at the bar | |
| He gets me my drinks | |
| And he's quick with a joke | |
| But there's someplace | |
| He says, “Bill, | |
| As a smile | |
| “Well, I'm sure that I could be | |
| “If I could | |
| Now, Paul is | |
| Who never had time | |
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| And he's talkin' with Davy, | |
| And probably | |
| And the waitress is | |
| As the businessmen | |
| Yes, they're sharing a drink | |
| But it's better than | |
| Sing us a song, | |
| Sing us a song | |
| Well, we're all in the mood | |
| And you've got us | |
| It's a pretty good crowd | |
| And the manager | |
| 'Cause he knows that it's me | |
| To forget about | |
| And the piano, it sounds | |
| And the microphone | |
| And they sit at the bar, | |
| And say, “Man, | |
| Sing us a song, | |
| Sing us a song | |
| Well, we're all in the mood | |
| And you've got us | |
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