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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Paul Simon
Performer
Mingo Araujo
Percussion
Cyro Baptista
Percussion
Chris Botti
Trumpet
Michael Brecker
Saxophone
Tony Cedras
Keyboards
Dom Chacal
Percussion
Sidinho Moreira
Percussion
Vincent Nguini
Guitar
Ray Phiri
Guitar
Barney Rachabane
Penny Whistle
Armand Sabal-lecco
Bass
John "Blackie" Selolwane
Guitar
Richard Tee
Keyboards
The Waters
Vocals
Grupo Cultural Olodum
Percussion
Briz
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Simon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Simon
Producer
Roy Halee
Mixing Engineer
Stacey Foster
Engineer
Jay Vicari
Engineer
Rich Travali
Assistant Engineer
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Well, I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
(Hmm, mmmm)
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared
Laying low
Seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Lalala, lalala-lala-lala
Lalala, lalala-la-lala-la-lalala-la
Asking only workman's wages, I come looking for a job, but I get no offers
Just a come on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there (lalala, la, lalala)
Lalala, lalala-lala-lala
Lalala, lalala-la-lala-la-lalala-la
Lalala, lalala-la-lala-la-lalala-la-lalala-lalala-la
And I'm laying out my winter clothes
Wishing I was gone, goin' home
Where the New York city winters aren't bleedin' me
Leadin' me going home
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminder
Of every glove that laid him down or cut him 'til he cried out
In his anger and his shame
Well I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains
Yes, he still remains
Lalala, lalala-lala-lala
Lalala, lalala-la-lala-la-lalala-la
Lalala, lalala-la-lala-la-lalala-la-lalala-lalala-la
Lalala-la-lala-la-lalala-la-lalala-lalala-la-lalala-la
Writer(s): Edmund John Simons, Timothy Allan Burgess, Thomas Owen Mostyn Rowlands
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