Fifty Ninth Street Bridge Song

DESCRIPTION: "Slow down, you move too fast, You got to make the morning last... Looking for fun and feeling groovy." The singer quietly travels, with no plans, just "feeling groovy"
AUTHOR: Paul Simon
EARLIEST DATE: 1966 (recording, Simon and Garfunkel)
KEYWORDS: nonballad
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 550, "Fifth Ninth Street Bridge Song"/"Feeling Groovy" (notes only)
DT, GROOVFEL*
NOTES [36 words]: Averill claims to have eleven collections of this, making it the most popular Paul Simon song among campers. I have to suspect they were all from a very limited period -- who even uses the word "groovy" any more? - RBW
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