I sle pt l / ast n /ight in a good //
hotel
I went s hoppin / g to /day for /jewel /s
/
The wind rus / hed a /round the dirt //y town
And the chi ldren l / et /out from their /schoo //ls
I was stand ing o / n a / noisy co //rner
I was wait ing for t / he / walking gr / / //
een
Acr /oss the street he st /ood
And he pl ayed r // eal good
On his c /larine /t for fr / //
ee
Now me I play for fortunes
And those velvet curtain calls
I got a black limousine and about two gentleman
Escorting me to this halls
And I'll play if you have some money
Or if you're a friend to me
But that one-man band by the quick lunch stand
He was just playin'real good for free
Nobody stopped to hear him
Though he played so sweet and high
H knew he had never been on the TV
But he passed his music by
Me I meant to go over ask for a song
Maybe put on a harmony
I heard his refrain as the signals changed
He was playin' /real good for fr /ee / / // // ...