A Most Peculiar Man
by Paul Simon
From the album: The Paul Simon Songbook
Duration: 2:26
Lyrics for A Most Peculiar Man
He was a most peculiar man That's what Mrs. Riordan says and she should know She lived upstairs from him She said he was a most peculiar man He was a most peculiar man He lived all alone within a house, Within a room, within himself A most peculiar man He had no friends, he seldom spoke And no one in turn ever spoke to him, Cause he wasn't friendly and he didn't care And he wasn't like them Oh, no, he was a most peculiar man He died last saturday He turned on the gas and he went to sleep With the windows closed, so he'd never wake up To a silent world and his tiny room And Mrs. Riordan says he has a brother somewhere Who should be notified soon And all the people said: "What a shame that he's dead, But wasn't he a most peculiar man?"