"Mama and Papa bought a Chickering
 Everyday I'd sit and play that thing
 I practiced hard, it was more than a whim
 I played with grim determination Jim
 
 Someone called Piano fighter
 I'm a holy roller, I'm a real lowrider
 Hold me tight, honey, hold me tight
 Then let me go, Piano fighter
 Let me go, Piano fighter 

 I worked in seesion and I played in bands
 A thousand casuals and one-night stands
 Here on Thursday, gone on Fridays
 Heading down the Dixie Highway
 
 Someone called Piano fighter
 I'm a holy roller, I'm a real lowrider
 Hold me tight, honey, hold me tight
 Then let me go, Piano fighter
 Let me go, Piano Fighter 

 Maybe I'll go to Reno
 Nobody knows my name
 I'll play Claie de Lune in a quiet saloon
 Steady work for a change
 Ain't going down that long, lonsome road
 Ain't going down that long, lonsome road
 
 I cut a single and it made the charts
 I took the money and I played my part
 Got in trouble down in New Orleans
 I must admit I that I was strung out,
 pianted in the corner of a limousine
 
 Someone called Piano fighter
 I'm a thin ice walker, I'm a freelance writer
 Hold me tight, honey, hold me tight
 Then let me go, Piano fighter
 Let me go, Piano fighter 

 Someone called Piano fighter
 I'm a holy roller, I'm a real lowrider
 Hold me tight, honey, hold me tight
 Then let me go, Piano fighter
 Let me go, Piano Fighter