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I slept last night in a good hotel
I went shopping today for jewels
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The wind rushed around in the dirty town
And the children let out from their schools
I was standing on a noisy corner
Waiting for the walking green
Across the street, he stood, and he played real good
On his clarinet, for free
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Now me, I play for fortunes
And those velvet curtain calls
I've got a black limousine and two gentlemen
Who escort me through these halls
And I'll play if you got the money
Or if you're a friend to me
But the one-man band by the quick lunch stand
He's been playing real good, for free
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Nobody stopped to hear him
Though he played so sweet and high
They knew he had never been on the TV
So they passed his music by
I meant to go over and ask for a song
Maybe put on a harmony
I heard his refrain as the signal changed
He was playing real good, for free