All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints - Paul Simon From the Album “Graceland” 1986 [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 a myth of fingerprints     I’ve seen them all and man They’re all the same     [CHORUS] 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] 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] Oo-oooo oo-oooo oo-oo oo oo-oo   Whoa live on live on live on.    Oo-oooo oo-oooo oo-oo oo oo-oo   Whoa live on live on live on.    Oo-oooo oo-oooo oo-oo oo oo-oo   Whoa live on live on live on. All Around the... Oo-oooo oo-oooo oo-oo oo oo-oo   Whoa live on live on live on.