the problem is all inside your head, she said to me the answer is easy if you take it logically I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free there must be 5...

This is the early evening edition of the news The recent fight in the House of Representatives was over the open housing section of the Civil Rights Bill Brough...

A church is burning The flames rise higher Like hands that are praying Aglow in the sky Like hands that are praying The fire is saying, "You can burn down my ch...

New York, to that tall skyline I come, flyin' in from London to your door New York, lookin' down on Central Park Where they say you should not wander after dark...

He was a most peculiar man That's what Mrs Riordan said and she should know; She lived upstairs from him She said he was a most peculiar man He was a most pecu...

The last train is nearly due, The underground is closing soon, And in the dark deserted station, Restless in anticipation, A man waits in the shadows His restl...

(Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission) I been Norman Mailered, Maxwell Taylored I been John O'Hara'd, McNamara'd I been Rolling Stoned and Beatled ti...

(Paul Simon) Over the mountain Down in the valley Lives a former talk-show host Everybody knows his name He says there's no doubt about it It was the myth of f...

(Paul Simon) Maladies Melodies Allergies to dust and grain Maladies Remedies Still these allergies remain My hand can't touch a guitar string My fingers just b...

"Let us be lovers we'll marry our fortunes together" "I've got some real estate here in my bag" So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs Wagner pies And we wal...

AMERICAN TUNE (words by Paul Simon music by JS Bach) Many's the time I've been mistaken, And many times confused And I've often felt forsaken, And certainly mis...

April come she will When streams are ripe and swelled with rain; May, she will stay, Resting in my arms again June, she´ll change her tune, In restless walks s...

Someone told me It's all happening at the zoo I do believe it, I do believe it's true Mmmmm Mmmmm Whoooa Mmmmm It's a light and tumble journey From the East...

My daddy was the family bassman My mamma was an engineer And I was born one dark gray morn With music coming in my ears In my ears They call me Baby Driver And...

It was in the merry month of May When green bugs were a-swelling Sweet William on his death bed lay For the love of Barbriallen He sent his servant to the town ...

Original Latin lyrics: Benedictus qui est venit In nomine Domine In nomine In nomine In nomine Domine In nomine Domine In nomine In nomine In nomine Domine Engl...

Fog's rollin' in off the East River bank Like a shroud it covers Bleeker Street Fills the alleys where men sleep Hides the shepherd from the sheep Voices leaki...

Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit Blessed is the lamb whose blood flows Blessed are the sat upon, Spat upon, Ratted on, O Lord, Why have you forsaken ...

Catch a boat to England, baby, Maybe to Spain Wherever I have gone, Wherever I've been and gone Wherever I have gone The blues run the game Send out for whiske...

Catch a boat to England baby maybe to spain wherever i have gone wherever i've been and gone wherever i have gone the blues run the game send out for whiskey b...

I am a citizen of the planet I was born here I'm going to die here Come what may I am entitled by my birth To the treasures of the earth No one must be denied t...

Old friends, old friends, Sat on their parkbench like bookends A newspaper blown through the grass Falls on the round toes of the high shoes of the old friends ...

Down among the reeds and rushes A baby boy was found His eyes as clear as centuries His silky hair was brown Never been lonely Never been lied to Never had to ...

When you're weary Feeling small When tears are in your eyes I will dry them all I'm on your side When times get rough And friends just can't be found Like a br...

Is it a kind of dream, Floating out on the tide, Following the river of death downstream? Oh, is it a dream? There's a fog along the horizon, A strange glow in...

(Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) CHORUS Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I think I'm gonna cry Bye bye love Bye bye sweet caress Hello emptiness I ...

I can't run but I can walk much faster than this Can't run but I can't run but I can walk much faster than this Can't run but A cooling system Burns out in the...

Cecilia, you're breaking my heart You're shaking my confidence daily Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees I'm begging you please to come home Cecilia, you're brea...

Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone If your time ...

I am a citizen of the planet I was born here I'm going to die here Come what may I am entitled by my birth To the treasures of the earth No one must be denied t...

Cloudy The sky is gray and white and cloudy, Sometimes I think it's hanging down on me And it's a hitchhike a hundred miles I'm a rag-a-muffin child Pointed fin...

God rest ye merry gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our savior, Was born on Christmas Day To save us all from Satan's power, When we we're gon...

(Paul Simon) Fat Charlie the Archangel Sliped into the room He said I have no opinion about this And I have no opinion about that Sad as a lonely little wrinkl...

(words and music by Paul Simon; beginning by Paul Simon and Joseph Shabalala) (a-wa) O kodwa u zo-nge li-sa namhlange (a-wa a-wa) Si-bona kwenze ka kanjani (a...

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would If I could, I surely would I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would If I only could, I surely would CHO...

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would, if I could, I surely would I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would Aw...

When she goes, she's gone If she stays, she stays here The girl does what she wants to do She knows what she wants to do And I know I'm fakin' it, I'm not reall...

Slow down, you move too fast, you've got to make the moment last Just kickin' down the cobble-stones, lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy Feeling groovy Hello ...

Original French/French Creole lyrics: Feuilles oh, sauvez la vie moi, dans mes yeux mouilles oh Feuilles oh, sauvez la vie moi, dans mes yeux mouilles oh Pitie ...

The problem is all inside your head, she said to me The answer is easy if you take it logically I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free There must be f...

Through the corridors of sleep Past the shadows dark and deep My mind dances and leaps in confusion I don't know what is real, I can't touch what I feel And I h...

What a dream I had Pressed in organdy Clothed in crinoline Of smoky burgundy Softer than the rain I wandered empty streets down Past the shop displays I heard ...

There may come a time When you'll be tired As tired as a dream that wants to die And further to fly Further to fly Further to fly Further to fly Maybe you will...

Hallelujah! Go tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go tell it on the mountain Jesus Christ is born Down the lonely manger The humble Christ w...

(Paul Simon) The Mississippi Delta was shining Like a National guitar I am following the river Down the highway Through the cradle of the civil war I'm going ...

(words by Paul Simon; music by Paul Simon, Jonhjon Mkhalali And Lulu Masilela) I was having this discussion In a taxi heading downtown Rearranging my position...

Time, time, time, see what's become of me While I looked around For my possibilities I was so hard to please But look around, leaves are brown And the sky is a ...

He was my brother Five years older than I He Was my brother Twenty-three years old the day he died Reedom writer They cursed my brother to his face Go home out...

(Paul Simon) One and one-half wandering Jews Free to wander wherever they choose Are travelling together In the Sangre de Cristo The Blood of Christ Mountains ...

{Chorus}: Hey schoolgirl in the second row The teacher's lookin' over So I got to whisper way down low To say who-bop-a-loo-chi-bop Let's meet after school at t...

Hey, Schoolgirl in the second row The teacher's lookin' over So I got to whisper way down low To say, "Who-bop-a-loo-chi-bop, let's meet After school at three" ...

(Paul Simon and Joseph Shabalala) Emaweni webaba Silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba silale maweni Webaba sila...

I'm sittin' in the railway station Got a ticket for my destination On a tour of one night stands My suitcase and guitar in hand And every stop is neatly planned...

A winter's day In a deep and dark December; I am alone, Gazing from my window to the streets below On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow I am a rock, I am a...

(words by Paul Simon; music by Paul Simon and General M D Shirinda) She looked me over And I guess she thought I was all right All right in a sort of a limited...

In the sea, The fish have learned to fly On a moonlit night On wings of silver As the enchanted stars Sail serenely by Do they know Where do unicorns go? Where ...

Gee but it's great to be back home Home is where I want to be I've been on the road so long my friend, And if you came along I know you couldn't disagree CHORU...

When I think back on all the crap I've learned in high school It's a wonder I can think at all Though my lack of education hasn't hurt me much I can read the wr...

When I think back On all the crap I learned in high school Its a wonder I can think at all And though my lack of edu---cation Hasnt hurt me none I can read the ...

When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school It's a wonder I can think at all And though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none I can read the w...

Last night I had the strangest dream I ever dreamed before I dreamed the world had all agreed To put an end to war I dreamed I saw a mighty room The room was fi...

First thing I remember I was lying in my bed, Couldn't've been no more than one or two, And I remember there's a radio, Coming from the room next door, While my...

I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song I'm twenty-two now but I won't be for long Time hurries on And the leaves that are green turn to brown, And they w...

Chorus: (Oh) Maybellene, why can't you be true, whoah Maybellene, why can't you be true You're not startin' right, doin' those things you used to do As I was m...

Me And Julio Down By The School Yard The MaMa pajama rolled outa bed and she ran to the police station When the PaPa found out he began to shout and he started...

And here's to you, Mrs Robinson Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo) God bless you please, Mrs Robinson Heaven holds a place for those who pray ...

In my little town I grew up believ--ing God keeps his eye on us all And he used to lean upon me As I pledged allegiance to the wall Lord I recall My little town...

Old Friends Old Friends Sat on their park bench like bookends Newspaper blowin' through the grass Falls on the round toes Of the high shoes Of the old friends ...

Why don't we stop fooling ourselves? The game is over, Over, Over No good times, no bad times, There's no times at all, Just The New York Times, Sitting on the...

The night sets softly With the hush of falling leaves, Casting shivering shadows On the houses through the trees, And the light from a street lamp Paints a patt...

As we marched down to faneri-o As we marched down to faneri-o Our captain fell n love with a lady like a dove And they called her name, pretty peggy-o Come a ru...

Soon our fortunes will be made, my darling And we will leave this loathsome little town Silver bells jingling from your black lizard boots, my baby Silver foil ...

Wish I was a Kellogg's Cornflake Floatin' in my bowl takin' movies, Relaxin' awhile, livin' in style, Talkin' to a raisin who 'casion'ly plays LA, Casually glan...

I should have known you'd bid me farewell There's a lesson to be learned from this And I've learned it very well Now I know you're not The only starfish in the...

They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town, With political connections to spread his wealth around Born into society, a banker's only child, He...

I'm a rambler I'm a gambler I'm a long way from my home If you people don't like me I can make out on my own 'Casue it's dark And it's rainin' And the Moon give...

I'm a rambler I'm a gambler I'm a long way from my home If you people don't like me I can make out on my own 'Casue it's dark And it's rainin' And the Moon giv...

"Good God! Don't jump!" A boy sat on the ledge An old man who had fainted was revived And everyone agreed it would be a miracle indeed If the boy survived "Sa...

Are you goin' to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme Remember me to one who lives there, she once was a true love of mine Tell her to make me ...

Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme Remember me to one who lives there She once was a true love of mine Tell her to make me a ...

I feel good It's a fine day The way the sun hits off the runway A cloud shifts The plane lifts She moves on But feel the bite Whenever you believe that You'll ...

Chorus: Slip sliding away, slip sliding away You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away Whoah and I know a man, he came from my homet...

So long, Frank Lloyd Wright I can't believe your song is gone so soon I barely learned the tune So soon So soon I'll remember Frank Lloyd Wright All of the nig...

I can hear the soft breathing of the girl that I love, As she lies here beside me asleep with the night Her hair in a fine mist floats on my pillow, Reflecting ...

(Paul Simon) If you want to write a song about the moon Walk along the craters of the afternoon When the shadows are deep And the light is alien And gravity le...

Here is my song for the asking Ask me and I will play So sweetly, I'll make you smile This is my tune for the taking Take it, don't turn away I've been waiting...

Who will love a little Sparrow? Who's traveled far and cries for rest? "Not I," said the Oak Tree, "I won't share my branches with no sparrow's nest, And my bla...

We sailed up a river wide as a sea And slept on the banks On the leaves of a banyan tree And all of these spirit voices rule the night Some stories are magical...

Long years ago, on a deep winter night High in the heavens, a star shone bright While in the manger, a wee baby lay Sweetly asleep, on a bed of hay Jesus our l...

I met my old lover on the street last night She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled And we talked about some old times and we drank ourselves some beers Sti...

That silver-haired daddy of mine In a vine-covered shack in the mountains, Bravely fighting the battle of time Is a dear one who's weathered my sorrows, Tis th...

(Paul Simon) A long time ago, yeah Before you was born dude When I was still single And life was great I held this job as a traveling salesman That kept me mov...

Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the morning last Just kicking down the cobble stones Looking for fun and feelin' groovy Ba da, Ba da, Ba da, Ba da...

Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the mornin' last Just kickin' down the cobblestones, Lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy Ba da da da da da da, feeli...

Do people have a tendency to dump on you? Does your group have more cavities than theirs? Do all the hippies seem to get the jump on you? Do you sleep alone whe...

I am just a poor boy Though my story's seldom told I have squandered my resistance For a pocket full of mumbles such are promises All lies and jests Still a man...

(words by Paul Simon; music by Paul Simon and Forere Motlobeloa) It was a slow day And the sun was beating On the soldiers by the side of the road There was a ...

A family of musicians took shelter for the night In the little harbor church of St Cecilia Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine Rose of Jericho and Bouga...

Moves like a fist through the traffic Anger and no one can heal it Shoves a little bump into the momentum It's just a little lump But you feel it In the creases...

It's a still life water color, Of a now late afternoon, As the sun shines through the curtained lace And shadows wash the room And we sit and drink our coffee C...