Save The Life Of My Child

Simon & Garfunkel

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1. Good God don't jump a boy sat on the edge
   an old man who had fainted was revived
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   and everyone agreed t'would be a
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   miracle indeed if the boy survived.
     
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R: Save the life of my child cried the
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   deserate mother  ah  ah  ah  ah
   
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2. a woman from the supermarket ran to call
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   he must be high on something, someone
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   said.
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   Though it never made the New York Times
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   in the daily news the caption read :
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   A patrol car passing by halted to a stop
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   said officer McDougal in dismay "The force
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   can't do a decent job 'cause the kids no
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   respect for the law today
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   save the life of my child cried the
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   desperate mother what's becoming of
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   the  children people asking each other
   
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   When darkness fell excitement kissed the
   
   crowd and made them wild the atmosphere
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   was freaky holiday  when the spotlight
   hit the boy and the crowd began to cheer
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   He flew away!
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   Oh my grace I've got no hiding place