Richard Cory (Live at Lincoln Center, NY, January 1967)
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 pictures almost everywhere he goes,
Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show.
And the rumours of his parties and the orgies on his yacht
Oh, he surely must be happy with everything he's got.
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.
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 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.
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 pictures almost everywhere he goes,
Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show.
And the rumours of his parties and the orgies on his yacht
Oh, he surely must be happy with everything he's got.
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.
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 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.
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Simon
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Other Album Tracks
- He Was My Brother (Live at Lincoln Center, NY, January 1967)
- Leaves That Are Green (Live at Lincoln Center, NY, January 1967)
- Sparrow (Live at Lincoln Center, NY, January 1967)
- Homeward Bound (Live at Lincoln Center, NY, January 1967)
- You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies (Live at Lincoln Center, NY, January 1967)
- A Most Peculiar Man (Live at Lincoln Center, NY, January 1967)
- The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) [Live at Lincoln Center, NY, January 1967]
- The Dangling Conversation (Live at Lincoln Center, NY, January 1967)
- Richard Cory (Live at Lincoln Center, NY, January 1967)
- A Hazy Shade of Winter (Live at Lincoln Center, NY, January 1967)
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- Live At Carnegie Hall 1969 - EP
- Playlist: Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
- Live At Syracuse University, Syracuse, Ny, Nov 1967 (Remastered)
- The Early Years 1957-1962
- Live 1969
- Old Friends Live On Stage
- The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
- The Collection
- Live From New York City, 1967 (Alben für die Ewigkeit)
- Live from New York City, 1967
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