[just another ref]

Look what I found. Apparently, at some point, Billy Joel did some officiating.



Zebra Man

It's six o'clock in the evening

The bloodthirsty crowd's coming in

There is just one team in the gym tonight

That knows it has no chance to win

'Cause the fans always call for perfection

Even though most don't know half the rules

And while many are somewhat obnoxious

The rest act like bonafide fools

La la la, di da da

La la, di da da da dum

Cut me some slack I'm a referee

I've got a job to do

Why must you make it so personal?

'Cause I don't know any of you

Now the visitors' coach is an idiot

He acts like he's on tv

And he screams and becomes quite demonstrative

As he tries to intimidate me

He says "Ref, this is wrong! You are killing me!"

With his face twisted up in a scowl

But I don't even bother to look at him

I just give him a technical foul

La la la, di da da

La la, di da da da dum

And one parent is waving some cash around

I know that it's all meant in fun

I won't stand here and tell you I can't be bought

Just not with a handful of ones

Deal with me now I'm the referee

That's the way it must be

If you already think that I'm cheating you

Then why would you aggravate me?

Now the game is quite close and competitive

With neither team willing to quit

And so with each call, each bounce of the ball

One half of the crowd throws a fit

I'm satisfied with my performance

I've been doing this for many years

But still there's the crowd, they're so rowdy and loud

Their profanity rings in my ears

But the whistle's a powerful weapon

It gives me the right to speak last

I look up in the stands at the hundreds of fans

Thinking "All of you can kiss my ass"

La la la, di da da

La la, di da da da dum

I'm in charge here I'm the referee

No matter what you think you saw

On the court it is not a democracy

In this ball game my word is the law