ME & JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD

Written by
Paul Simon

Originally performed by
Paul Simon (1972)
The Gimmes version also includes
Misc.

Track 3 of "Have A Ball" (1997).

The song is also the a-side of the "PAUL" 7" (1997).

The song also appears on the Fat Music Vol. III: Physical Fatness compilation. Check out the other comps the Gimmes have appeared on here.

Learn more about this song here.
Tabs
Bass tab (from www.jiihootabs.cjb.net).

Lyrics :

Mama pajama rolled out of bed
And she ran to the police station
When the pappa found out he began to shout
And started the investigation

It's against the law
It was against the law
What the mamma saw
It was against the law

Mama looked down and spit on the ground
Every time my name gets mentioned
Papa said "Oy, 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, Queen of Corona
See me and Julio down by the schoolyard
See me and Julio down by the schoolyard

Oh-oh every couple of days they come to take me away
But the press let the story leak
And when the radical priest come to get me released
We's all on the cover of Newsweek

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
G-g-g-goodbye to Rosie, Queen of Corona
See me and Julio down by the schoolyard
M-m-m-me and Julio down by the schoolyard
Yeah me and Julio down by the schoolyard

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Me and Julio down by the schoolyard
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Me and Julio down by the schoolyard
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Me and Julio down by the schoolyard
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Me and Julio down by the schoolyard