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The Boy in the Bubble

[Paul Simon, Forere Motloheloa]

The Boy in the Bubble is a song from Paul Simon’s 1986 album Graceland. It was also released as a single in the following year.

Pilgrims’ Way sang The Boy in the Bubble on their 2016 Fellside album Red Diesel. They commented in their liner notes:

Hope and fear. Challenge and potential. Mild and bitter. Not much sex in this one but there is a baboon. Well, part of one.

Lyrics

Please find the lyrics for this song at Paul Simon’s website.