Artists: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
CD Title: Sounds of Silence
Song Title: “Richard Cory” (2:57) -- Paul Simon, 1966
Lyrics:
They say that
Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town
With political
connections to spread his wealth around
Born into
society, a banker's only child
He had
everything a man could want: power, grace, and style
But I work in
his factory
And I curse the
life I'm living
And I curse my
poverty
And I wish that
I could be
Oh I wish that
I could be
Oh I wish that
I could be
Richard Cory
The papers
print his picture almost everywhere he goes
Richard Cory at
the opera, Richard Cory at a show
And the rumor
of his parties and the orgies on his yacht!
Oh he surely
must be happy with everything he's got
But I, I work
in his factory
And I curse the
life I'm living
And I curse my
poverty
And I wish that
I could be
Oh I wish that
I could be
Oh I wish that
I could be
Richard Cory
He freely gave
to charity, he had the common touch
And they were
grateful for his patronage and they thanked him very much
So my mind was
filled with wonder when the evening headlines read:
"Richard Cory
went home last night and put a bullet through his head"
But I, I work
in his factory
And I curse the
life I'm living
And I curse my
poverty
And I wish that
I could be
Oh I wish that
I could be
Oh I wish that
I could be
Richard Cory