Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel was written as part of the soundtrack for The Graduate (1967) and quickly became a hit. The lyrics reference cultural issues of the time, such as the loss of innocence and questioning of American values, making it an anthem of the counterculture.
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We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
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Look around you, All you see are sympathetic eyes
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Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home
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And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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Jesus loves you more than you will know Woah woah woah
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God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson,
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Heaven holds a place for those who pray Hey hey hey, hey hey hey
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) Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes
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Put it in you pantry with your cupcakes
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It's a little secret, just the Robinsons' affair
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Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids
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Coo coo ca-choo, Mrs. Robinson
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Jesus loves you more than you will know Woah woah woah
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God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson
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Heaven holds a place for those who pray Hey hey hey, hey hey hey
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) Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
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Going to the candidates' debate YEAH!
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Laugh about it, shout about it when you've got to choose
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Every way you look at it you lose
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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?
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A nation turns its lonely eyes to you Ooo ooo ooo
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What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson?
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"Joltin' Joe has left and gone away" Hey hey hey, hey hey hey
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