Bleecker Street

Bleecker Street

Lyrics by:

Paul Simon

Art Garfunkel

Performer:

Simon & Garfunkel

Album:

Wednesday Morning 3 A.M.

Year:

1964

Composed by:

Paul Simon, Pseu: Jerry Landis

Fog's rollin' off the East River Bank
Like a shroud, it covers Bleecker Street
Fills the alleys where men sleep
Hides the shepherd from the sheep

Voices leaking from a sad café
Smiling faces try to understand
I saw a shadow touch a shadow's hand
On Bleecker Street

The poet reads his crooked rhyme
Holy, holy is his sacrament
Thirty dollars pays your rent
On Bleecker Street

I heard a church bell softly chime
In a melody sustainin'
It's a long road to Canaan
On Bleecker Street

Bleecker Street