Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Teacher, artist - Paul Simon. Date of issue: 11.07.2010
Song language: English
The Teacher |
| There once was a teacher of great renown |
| Whose words were like the tablets of stone |
| Because it’s easier to learn than unlearn |
| Because we’ve passed the point of no return |
| Gather your goods and follow me |
| Or you will surely die |
| I was only a child of the city |
| My parents were children of immigrant stock |
| So we followed as followers go |
| Over a mountain with a napkin of snow |
| And ate the berries and roots |
| That grown along the timberline |
| Deeper and deeper the dreamer of love |
| Sleep on a quilt of stars |
| It’s cold |
| Sometimes you can’t catch your breath |
| It’s so cold |
| Time and abundance thickened his step |
| So the teacher divided in two |
| One half ate the forest and fields |
| The other half sucked all the moisture from the clouds |
| And we, we were amazed at the power of his appetite |
| Deeper and deeper the dreamer of love |
| Sleeps on a quilt of stars |
| Sometimes we don’t know who we are |
| Sometimes force overpowers us and we cry |
| My teacher carry me home |
| Carry me home my teacher |
| Carry me home |
| Carry me home my teacher |
| Carry me home |