Escrita por Paul Simon, foi gravada ainda em 1971 e lançada em janeiro de 1972 no disco chamado apenas de Paul Simon. Depois foi lançada como compacto, e tinnha Congratulations como Lado B.
Fala de dois amigos que quebraram alguma lei e uma pessoa vai até a delegacia pra dar queixa. Eles são presos mas são soltos quando um padre radical intervem.
A percussão da música, bem raro na música americana, teve uma cuíca, instrumento brasileiro usado no samba. Paul Simon cantou, tocou violão e assoviou. David Spinozza tocou violão. Airto Moreira tocou cuíca e Russell George tocou baixo.
A letra:
The
mama pajama rolled out of bed
And she ran to the police
station
When the papa found out he began to shout
And he
started the investigation
It's against the law
It
was against the law
What the mama saw
It was against the law
The mama looked down
and spit on the ground
Every time my name gets mentioned
The
papa said, "oh, if I get that boy
I'm gonna stick him in the
house of detention"
Well I'm on my way
I
don't know where I'm going
I'm on my way
I'm taking my time
But
I don't know where
Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona
Seein' me and
Julio
Down by the schoolyard
Seein' me and Julio
Down by the
schoolyard
Whoa, in a couple days
they come and take me away
But the press let the story leak
And
when the radical priest
Come to get me released
We was all on
the cover of Newsweek
And I'm on my way
I
don't know where I'm going
I'm on my way
I'm taking my time
But
I don't know where
Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona
Seein' me and
Julio
Down by the schoolyard
Seein' me and Julio
Down by the
schoolyard
Seein' me and Julio
Down by the schoolyard
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