I Love a Piano

As a child I went wild when a band played

How I ran to the 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 'em

Ev'ry bar is a jar to my system

But there's one musical instrument that I call mine

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 o'er the keys, the ivories

And with the pedal I love to meddle

When maestro Antonio comes to play

I'm so delighted that he's decided

To throw all the tone away

So you can keep your fiddle and your bow

Give me a P-I-A-N-O, oh, oh

I love to stop right beside an upright

Or a high toned baby grand

(Antonio) Dare you hold this for that

And with the pedal I love to meddle

When maestro Antonio comes to play

I'm so delighted that he decided

To put all the tone away

So you can keep your fiddle and your bow

Give me a P-I-A-N-O, oh, oh

I love to stop right beside an upright

Or a high toned baby grand