Cover art for All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints by Paul Simon

All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints

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Aug. 25, 19861 viewer11.5K views

All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Over the mountain, down in the valley
Lives a former talk-show host
Everybody knows his name
He said, "There's no doubt about it
It was the myth of fingerprints
I've seen them all and man, they're all the same
"

[Chorus 1]
Well, the sun gets weary
And the sun goes down
Ever since the watermelon
And the lights come up
On the black pit town
Somebody says, "What's a better thing to do?"
Well, it's not just me
And it's not just you
This is all around the world


[Verse 2]
Out in the Indian Ocean somewhere
There's a former army post
Abandoned now just like the war
And there's no doubt about it
It was the myth of fingerprints
That's what that old army post was for

[Chorus 2]
Well, the sun gets bloody
And the sun goes down

Ever since the watermelon
And the lights come up
On the black pit town
Somebody says, "What's a better thing to do?"
Well, it's not just me
And it's not just you
This is all around the world

[Verse 3]
Over the mountain, down in the valley
Lives the former talk-show host
Far and wide his name was known
He said, "There's no doubt about it
It was the myth of fingerprints
That's why we must learn to live alone"

[Outro]
All around the world
All around the world
All around the world
All around the world

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Credits
Featuring
Produced By
Written By
Accordion
Saxophone
Percussion
Engineer [Assistant At The Hit Factory]
Engineer [Assistant At Amigo Studios]
Acoustic Guitar
Recorded At
Ovation Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa; The Hit Factory, New York City, NY; Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA; Abbey Road Studios, St. John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England; Master Trak Studio, Crowley, Los Angeles, CA
Release Date
August 25, 1986
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