Cecilia - Paul Simon
Song Lyrics / Artist Information / Chart History

  • Written and originally performed by Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon born 10/13/41 in Newark New Jersey, & Art Garfunkel born 11/5/41 in Forest Hills New York)
  • The duo got together in 1957, recording as "Tom & Jerry", but their first hit didn't come until 1965 and the song "The Sound Of Silence"
  • Cecilia was the 12th Top 40 hit for the duo, it reached #4 on the Top 40 charts in 1970
  • In the Catholic Church, St. Cecilia is the Patron Saint of Musicians
  • In contract to the obvious interpretations of the song, the more likely interpretation is that the song is about the trials of writing music, how when faced with a creative roadblock the Muse Cecilia is absent, and how jubilant it is when the Muse returns.

Cecilia - Song Lyrics

Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home

Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home
Come on home

Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia
Up in my bedroom (making love)
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone's taken my place

Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home
Come on home

Jubilation, she loves me again,
I fall on the floor, and I'm laughing,
Jubilation, she loves me again,
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing

Note that the lyrics posted here are those as interpreted and performed by The Oracle Band. In a few cases we have taken some liberties with the lyrics to make them more appropriate for tasteful gatherings. Their use here is intended as an aid for people in selecting music for their wedding reception or private party, and may not be reproduced for any commercial, for-profit use.

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