Lyrics to
Congratulations

This version of Congratulations was released by Paul Simon in 1972.

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Congratulations
Oh, seems like you’ve done It again
And I ain’t had such misery
Since I don’t know when
Oh, and I don’t know when, oh, and I don’t know when

I notice so many people
Slipping away
And many more waiting in the lines
In the courtrooms today
In the courtrooms today

Love is not a game
Love Is not a toy
Love’s no romance
Love will do you in
And love will wash you out
And needless to say
You won’t stand a chance, you won’t stand a chance
I’m hungry for learning

Won’t you answer me please
Can a man a woman
Live together in peace
Oh, live together in peace

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About Lyrics and Congratulations by Paul Simon

The lyrics for Congratulations are defined as the words making up the song released by Paul Simon in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Congratulations have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Paul Simon and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Congratulations by Paul Simon if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Congratulations" means the words set to the music of Congratulations, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Paul Simon. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Congratulations and the lyrics to Congratulations are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Paul Simon who came here looking just for the lyrics to Congratulations, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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