Words & music by Paul Simon 1971
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The mama pajama rolled out of bed
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And she ran to the police station
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When the papa found out he began to shout
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And he started the investigation
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It's against the law
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It was against the law
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What the mama saw
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It was against the law
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The mama looked down and spit on the ground
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Everytime my name gets mentioned
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The papa said oy if I get that boy
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I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention
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Well I'm on my way
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I don't know where I'm going
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I'm on my way
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I'm taking my time
A D
But I don't know where
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Goodbye to Rosie the queen of Corona
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See you, me and Julio
C D |G
Down by the schoolyard
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See you, me and Julio
C D |G |
Down by the schoolyard
G F C D |G
Me and Julio down by the schoolyard
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In a couple of days they come and take me away
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But the press let the story leak
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And when the radical priest
Come to get me released
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We was all on the cover of Newsweek
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And I'm on my way
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I don't know where I'm going
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I'm on my way
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I'm taking my time
A D
But I don't know where
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Goodbye to Rosie the queen of Corona
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See you, me and Julio
C D |G
Down by the schoolyard
|G F
See you, me and Julio
C D |G |
Down by the schoolyard
G F C D |G
Me and Julio down by the schoolyard
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