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And like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay thee down.
And like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
And like a bridge over troubled water
I will let you down.
And like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
And paint his arms brown
And pain is all around
And paint is all around.
And pain is all around.
And paintings all around.
And pain is all around.
And say we might be high.
I'm sailing right behind.
Bread over troubled waters
Bridge over troubled waters
Don't trouble your Walter, leave him at home,
why don'tcha, why don'tcha, let him me.
or
Don't trouble the warden, leave the wall,
Why don'tcha, why don't cha, let it be
or
Don't trouble the warden, leave the wall,
Why don'tcha, why don't cha, let it be
Don't trouble the water, leave it alone.
Why don'tcha, why don'tcha, let it be.
I will pee your mind.
I will ease your mind.
I will take your pie
I will take your part
I'll take your paw when darkness comes
I'll take your part when darkness comes
I'll take your pie
When darkness comes.
I'll take your part
When darkness comes.
I'm safely right behind
I'm sailing right behind
Like a Grinch over troubled water
Like a bridge over troubled water
The Grinch is a Dr. Seuss character that steals Christmas.
Like a bitch over troubled Walter
Like a bridge over troubled water
Like a bridge over a tub of water
Like a bridge over troubled water
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will eave your eyes.
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will eave your eye.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind.
Like a bridge over troubled waters
I remain a man.
Like a bridge over troubled waters
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled waters
I remain, Amen.
Like a bridge over troubled waters
I will lay me down.
Like a fridge over Trump and Biden
Like a bridge over troubled water
As in Donald Trump and Joe Biden. (Editor's note: Even though both of those guys were around when this song was made, they weren't well known yet. It doesn't seem plausible that Simon and Garfunkel could predict an election matchup half a century in advance. Please use common sense.)
Like a pitcher of water
Like a bridge over troubled water
Like a witch over ghostly water
Like a bridge over troubled water
Like the Grinch over Bubble Guppies
Like a bridge over troubled water
Sail on Sailor girl, sail oh my.
Sail on silver girl, sail on by.
Sail on Salvador, sail on by.
Sail on silver girl, sail on by.
Sail on silver bird, sail on by.
Sail on silver girl, sail on by.
Sail on silver curl, sail on by.
Sail on silver girl, sail on by.
Sail on silver moon
Sail on silvergirl
Sail on, silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are memories.
Sail on, silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way.
I like the misheard line better. "All your dreams are memories" sounds as if everything you had ever hoped for has already come true and life is better than you could have imagined. By comparison, "All your dreams are on their way" sounds pedestrian for a writer of Simon's capability.
That little shit does it two times a day
Like a bridge over troubled water
When tears fall down your face,
I will wipe them off.
When tears are in your eyes,
I will dry them all.