What were Me and Julio doing down by the schoolyard?
Stephen Colbert Recently Questioned Paul Simon
On a recent episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert interviewed Paul Simon, making a point to ask about exactly what Julio was doing down my the schoolyard. Paul's response, "I would never tell".
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Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
What were Me and Julio doing down by the schoolyard?
When you picture the scenario in this song, what do you picture them doing? If you have another theory, feel free to add it.
Lyrics to Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Title: Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Written By: Paul Simon
Year: 1971
Original Album: Paul Simon
LYRICS:
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 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 the queen of Corona
Seeing me and Julio
Down by the schoolyard
See you, me and Julio
Down by the schoolyard
In a couple of 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
See you, me and Julio
Down by the schoolyard
See you, me and Julio
Down by the schoolyard
See you, me and Julio
Down by the schoolyard
Album: Paul Simon
By: Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Amazon Price: $6.97 (as of 07/13/2009)
This is Paul Simon's first album without Art Garfunkel. This remastered version features both the album version and the demo version of Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.
The eclectic musicians on this cd give a hint to how Simon's solo career will go with a group of great songs.
Do you think this song is about homosexuality?
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Do you think this song is about homosexuality?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes.
No.
Not-Pop says:
Nah. I think they were tokin' up and got busted. The radical priest wanted to make pot legal. :P
Posted December 05, 2008
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Me And Julio Down By The School Yard (Demo-San Francisco 2/1971)
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Me and Julio Links
- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard by Paul Simon Songfacts
- Public analysis of the song.
- Sheet Music - Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
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Sesame Street?
(Personally I think Paul should have just let her sing the whole thing)
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Guestbook
Do you have any thoughts on what this song means? What were they doing? Does it even matter what they were doing? Toward the end of the song, were we with him and Julio down by the schoolyard?
Treasures-By-Brenda wrote...
That song was just right this afternoon for my mood. I must say that it seems like an odd song to have visited Sesame Street with...
Brenda
Posted December 05, 2008
GoodInfo wrote...
Aww..... I tried to load the video and it's linked to an error message saying it's no longer available. This is a fun and original lens, nonetheless. As for what Julio et al were doing down by the schoolyard, I always believed Paul Simon himself had no clue - the fun for him was most likely in instigating the guessing! Five Stars!
Posted August 04, 2008
