I slept last night in a good hotel
I went shopping today for jewels
Wind rushed around in the dirty town
The children let out from the school rest

Standing on a noisy corner
Waiting for the walk in green
'Cross the street he stood
And he played real good

On his clarinet for free
Now me, I play for fortune
In those velvet curtain calls
I've got a black limousine

And two gentlemen
Escorting me to the halls
I'd play if you have the money
Or if you're a friend to me

But the one man band
By the quick lunch stand
He was playing real good for free
Nobody stopped to hear him

Though he played so sweet and high
They knew he had never been on their TV
So they passed his music by
Man took over and asked for a song

Maybe he put on a harmony
Well, I heard his refrain
As the signal changed
He was playing real good
With me