Duncan lyrics by Paul Simon
Couple in the next roomBound to win a prize
they've been goin' at it all night long
Well I'm tryin' to get some sleep
but these motel walls are cheap
Lincoln Duncan is my name
and here's my song, here's my song
My father was a fisherman
my mama's a fisherman's friend
and I was born in boredom
and the chowder
So when I reached my prime
I left my home in the maritimes
headed down the turnpike
for New England, sweet New England
There were holes in my confidence
there were holes in the knees of my jeans
I left with out a penny in my pocket
Oooo wee
I'm as destitute as a kid could be
And I wish I wore a ring
so I could hock it, I'd like to hock it
I met a young girl in a parking lot
She was preaching to a crowd
singing sacred songs and reading from the bible
Well I told her I was lost
and she told me all
about the Pentecost
And I seen that girl as the road to
my survival
I know, I know
I know, I know
I know, I know
Just later on the very same night
when I crept to her tent with a flashlight
and my long years of innocence ended
Well she took me to the woods sayin'
"Here comes somethin' and it feels so good!"
And just like a dog I was befriended
Was befriended
Oh, oh, what a night
What a garden of delight
Even now that sweet memory lingers
I was playin' my guitar
lying underneath the stars
Just thanking the lord for my fingers
for my fingers
I know, I know
I know, I know
I know, I know
