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Down among the reeds and rushes
A baby boy was found
His eyes as clear as centuries
His silky hair was brown
Never been lonely
Never been lied to
Never had to scuffle in fear
Nothing denied to
Born at the instant
The church bells chime
And the whole world whispering
Born at the right time
Me and my buddies we are travelling people
We like to go down to restaurant row
Spend those Euro-dollars
All the way from Washington to Tokyo
I see them in the airport lounge
Upon their mother's breast
They follow me with open eyes
Their uninvited guest
Never been lonely
Never been lied to
Never had to scuffle in fear
Nothing denied to
Born at the instant
The church bells chime
And the whole world whispering
Born at the right time
Too many people on the bus from the airport
Too many holes in the crust of the earth
The planet groans
Every time it registers another birth
But among the reeds and rushes
A baby girl was found
Her eyes as clear as centuries
Her silky hair was brown
Never been lonely
Never been lied to
Never had to scuffle in fear
Nothing denied to
Born at the instant
The church bells chime
And the whole world whispering
Born at the right time

Lazarus May 02, 2013 - 21:46	Everybody in my church loves this song... [ Reply ]
merrickw Mar 01, 2013 - 07:27	Beautiful [ Reply ]
fredriley Sep 03, 2012 - 06:03	One of the few live songs where I prefer the audience screaming to the artist's singing. Yeah, I know, you hadda be there, but I wasn't. In gigs like this, I wonder what roadies do with all the knickers that are thrown on the stage? [ Reply ]
Shouc May 31, 2012 - 10:39	Let me guess, yesterday was a bit o' hell, today is a bit of heaven theme? The Xavier Rudd song a couple back was incredible. [ Reply ]
bev Jan 25, 2012 - 14:14	Love this! Thanks for this lineup (three fabulous tunes — live versions — in a row)...superb! [ Reply ]
scrubbrush Oct 22, 2011 - 12:21	romeotuma wrote: Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... mine too [ Reply ]
scrubbrush Oct 22, 2011 - 12:20	gregormiz wrote: Oh... please let it stop. My fondest (musical) desire is that Paul Simon revokes the playing rights to all of his songs after 1975. Um, and maybe that Janis Joplin gets to sing another concert, but that's just crazy. I couln't disagree more. That's not to say that his pre-'75 stuff is bad. It's great too, but he's created so much amazing stuff (including this beautiful song) in his career that he should have a galaxy, or at least a solar system, named after him. [ Reply ]
(former member) Oct 22, 2011 - 12:20	Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... [ Reply ]
(former member) Aug 20, 2011 - 12:14	Great song originally from The Rhythm of the Saints in 1990... love this live version, too... [ Reply ]
gregormiz May 17, 2011 - 20:45	Oh... please let it stop. My fondest (musical) desire is that Paul Simon revokes the playing rights to all of his songs after 1975. Um, and maybe that Janis Joplin gets to sing another concert, but that's just crazy. [ Reply ]
michaelgmitchell Apr 16, 2011 - 07:06	Lucky to have lived in the era of Mr. Simon's genius. [ Reply ]
(former member) Dec 11, 2010 - 17:37	I heard the picking and thought it was Oliver Mtukudzi, then caught myself and realized that if it's not, it must be Paul Simon. This is pretty good. He has enough songwriting equity that songs like this have more gravity than if it were someone else. I quite like the studio version of this (and that whole album, truly). [ Reply ]
DeeCee1109 Jul 05, 2010 - 13:40	[ Reply ]
coy Jun 03, 2010 - 17:30	wow Down among the reeds and rushes A baby boy was found His eyes as clear as centuries His silky hair was brown Never been lonely Never been lied to Never had to scuffle in fear Nothing denied to Born at the instant The church bells chime And the whole world whispering Born at the right time Me and my buddies we are travelling people We like to go down to restaurant row Spend those euro-dollars All the way from washington to tokyo I see them in the airport lounge Upon their mother's breast They follow me with open eyes Their uninvited guest Never been lonely Never been lied to Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com Never had to scuffle in fear Nothing denied to Born at the instant The church bells chime And the whole world whispering Born at the right time Too many people on the bus from the airport Too many holes in the crust of the earth The planet groans Every time it registers another birth But among the reeds and rushes A baby girl was found Her eyes as clear as centuries Her silky hair was brown Never been lonely Never been lied to Never had to scuffle in fear Nothing denied to Born at the instant The church bells chime And the whole world whispering Born at the right time [ Reply ]
Sloggydog May 03, 2010 - 00:20	Pure genius. The classics are out this morning. Cure, Paul Simon and now the beuna vista social club. No complaints from me. [ Reply ]
audiolizard Apr 01, 2010 - 08:55	fastfinger wrote: I've been to several of his concerts and LIVE at Central Park happenings. This guy has always been ahead of the times. He was the driving force with Simon and Garfunkle - notice who had a longer career! He has had a profound influence on many others. To his credit, Art Garfunkel is still touring. This is a beautiful song, BTW. [ Reply ]
ugly Dec 27, 2009 - 20:15	I forgot I knew this song. It's beautiful. [ Reply ]
fastfinger Sep 24, 2009 - 10:49	I've been to several of his concerts and LIVE at Central Park happenings. This guy has always been ahead of the times. He was the driving force with Simon and Garfunkle - notice who had a longer career! He has had a profound influence on many others. [ Reply ]
casey1024 Sep 24, 2009 - 10:47	lionirons wrote: Paul Simon has really lost his "punk edge". Very funny! [ Reply ]
BKardon Aug 23, 2009 - 22:43	His (et. al.) performance of "Cool, Cool River" at this concert is amazing. Worth the price of admission for that song alone. [ Reply ]