adios hermanos

paul simon

it was the morning of october 6th

1960

1 was wearing my brown suit

preparing to leave the house of d. shook some hands then acfios brooklyn amigos

maybe some of them had hopes of seeing me again

some even said that my judge-

judge gerald culkin-

wouldn't play it by the book

maybe let us off the hook

rut

woh-oo-woh

i knew better. afraid to ieave the projects

to cross into another neighborhood

the blancos and the nigger gangs

well

they'd kill you if they could. angel of mercy

people are suffering

all over the world

spanish children are taught on their knees

to believe

angel of mercy

people are suffering

all over the island tonight

mothers weep

sisters grieve. well

i entered the courtroom

state of new york

county of new york

just some spic

they scrubbed off the sidewalk

guilty by my dress

guilty in the press

let the capeman burn for the murder

well the spanish boys" had their day in court