Broken Piano

I don't know just how old I was, but when I was quite small
I found an old piano that no one played at all
I climbed the stool, and tried the keys
And soon I found a song
I know I knew right then and there that here's where I belong

As long as I can keep on playing, I'm happy as can be
Everybody said the piano's broken, but it seems to play for me
Yeah

This old piano's got eighty-eight keys, and six of them don't play
It's out of tune, but honky-tonk is better off that way
Hey, the color is a dusty rose, and the whole flatboard is gone
So you can watch all the hammers dance as the music moves along

As long as I can keep on playing, I'm happy as can be
Some might say the piano is broken, but it seems to play for me
Yeah, it plays like crazy for me

Uh-huh
Yeah
Mmm

My granddad listened to me play, and he began to smile
He played a fiddle tune for me, we both played for a while
When I had to leave, he said, "Come back whenever you can"
And ever since, 'most every day, you'll find me there again
Here we go

Right!
Fiddle

Yeah, jukebox, ragtime, honky-tonk, swing
We have a good time with everything
As long as we can keep on playing, we're happy as can be
Everybody said the piano's broken, but it plays for him and me

I don't know just how old I was, but when I was quite small
I found an old piano that no one played at all
The worn-out tag inside the back says 1923
Everybody said the piano's broken, but plays like crazy
It plays like crazy
Yeah, it plays like crazy for me