I'm an accompanist I'm an accompanist I'm an accompanist for Anne, for Anne Anne's the one with the genius, the grace I'm the one with the technical expertise Ah the tease Ah the tease Of being so near, so far From the star From the stars But someday I'll join them, 'cause I'm a conductor I'm a conductor I'm a conductor, conductor at heart It's a temp job I'm doing This should only be seen as a means to an end In the end In the end I'll lead orchestras near and far Every bar Every bar Will bear my own signature But I'm an accompanist, for the present For Anne, that's what I do I'm an accompanist, for the present For Anne But now let's listen to her sing