(He Played Real Good) For Free

I slept last night in a good hotel I went shopping today for jewels The wind rushed around the dirty town And the children let out from their schools I was standing on a noisy corner I was waiting for the walking green Across the street he stood And he played real good He was playin' real good for free Me I play for fortunes And those velvet curtain calls I got a black limousine and about thirty-seven criminal Escorting me to these 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, I say nobody, nobody stopped to hear him Though he played so sweet and high They knew they had never seen him on their TV screen So they pa*sed 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 still playin' real good for free