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Piano Lesson
Soundtrack
Piano Lesson was released on February 1, 1958 by Capitol Records as a part of the album The Music Man (Original Broadway Cast)
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Release DateFebruary 1, 1958
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook
Performer
Pert Kelton
Pert Kelton
Performer
Robert Preston
Robert Preston
Performer
Herbert Greene
Herbert Greene
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Meredith Willson
Meredith Willson
Composer, Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dickie Jones
Dickie Jones
Producer

Lyrics

Mama, a man with a suitcase has been following me all over town
Oh? Who?
I never saw him before
Did he say anything?
He tried
Did you say anything?
Mama, of course not
Now don't dawdle, Amaryllis, play your exercise
So, do, la, re, ti, mi, a little slower and please
Keep the fingers curved as nice and high as you possibly can
Don't get faster, dear
If you don't mind my saying so
It wouldn't have hurt you to have found out what the gentleman wanted
I know what the gentleman wanted
What, dear?
You'll find it in Balzac
Excuse me for living, but I never read it
Neither has anyone else in this town
There you go again with that same old comment
About the low mentality of River City people
And taking it all too much to heart
No, Mama, as long as the Madison Public Library was entrusted to me
For the purpose of improving River City's cultural level
I can't help my concern that the ladies of River City
Keep ignoring all my counsel and advice
But darling
When a woman has a husband and you've got none
Why should she take advice from you?
Even if you can quote Balzac and Shakespeare
And all them other highfalutin Greeks
Mama, if you don't mind my saying so
You have a bad habit of changing every subject
No, I haven't changed the subject
I was talking about that stranger
What stranger?
With a suitcase who may be your very last chance
Mama, do you think I'd allow a common masher?
Now really, Mama, I have my standards where men are concerned
And I have no intention
I know all about your standards
And if you don't mind my saying so
There's not a man alive who could hope to measure up
To that blend of Paul Bunyan, St. Pat, and Noah Webster
You've concocted for yourself out of your Irish imagination
Your Iowa stubbornness and your library full of books
Written by: Meredith Willson
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