Art Garfunkel, A Poem On The Underground Wall (Simon & Garfunkel song), live in Napa, May 12, 2019

Art Garfunkel plays "A Poem on the Underground Wall" live in concert at the Uptown Theatre in Napa, California on May 12, 2019. The song was written by Paul Simon and originally appeared on the Simon and Garfunkel album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" in 1966. Joining him onstage are Tab Laven (guitar) and Paul Beard (keyboard). Art Garfunkel Close-Up Tour dates: January 18, 2019 – Bijou Theater, Knoxville, TN January 19, 2019 – Walker Theater, Chattanooga, TN January 20, 2019 – Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN February 20, 2019 – Parker Playhouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL February 23, 2019 – Capitol Theater, Clearwater, FL February 24, 2019 – Plaza Live, Orlando, FL March 13, 2019 – Community Arts Center, Williamsport, PA March 15, 2019 – State Theatre New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ March 16, 2019 – Pfleeger Concert Hall, Glassboro, NJ April 6, 2019 – New Theatre, Oxford, England April 7, 2019 – Dome, Brighton, England April 9, 2019 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England April 11, 2019 – Cliffs Pavilion Southend, England April 12, 2019 – St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wales April 14, 2019 – Lowry, Salford, England April 15, 2019 – Philharmonic, Liverpool, England April 17, 2019 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England April 18, 2019 – Barbican, York, England April 20, 2019 – Sage, Gateshead, England April 21, 2019 – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland May 9, 2019 – Saban Theater, Los Angeles, CA May 11, 2019 – MontBleu Casino & Spa, Lake Tahoe, CA May 12, 2019 – Uptown Theatre, Napa, CA May 16, 2019 – Fox Theater, Spokane, WA May 18, 2019 – Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR May 19, 2019 – Moore Theater, Seattle, WA May 30, 2019 – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, Ponte Vedra, FL Jun 1, 2019 – Barbara Mann Hall, Ft. Myers, FL Jul 24, 2019 – State Theatre Center, Easton, PA Jul 25, 2019 – Hall For Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD Jul 26, 2019 – Appell Center For The Arts, York, PA Aug 10, 2019 – Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY Aug 11, 2019 – Suffolk Theater, Riverhead, NY Oct 26, 2019 – Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany Oct 28, 2019 – Laeizhalle, Hamburg, Germany Oct 29, 2019 – Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany Oct 31, 2019 – Stadthalle, Cottbus, Germany Nov 2, 2019 – Stadthalle, Chemnitz, Germany Nov 3, 2019 – Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany Nov 5, 2019 – Philharmonie, München, Germany Lyrics: The last train is nearly due The underground is closing soon And in the dark deserted station Restless in anticipation A man waits in the shadows His restless eyes leap and scratch At all that they can touch or catch And hidden deep within his pocket Safe within its silent socket He holds a colored crayon Now from the tunnel's stony womb The carriage rides to meet the groom And opens wide and welcome doors But he hesitates, then withdraws Deeper in the shadows And the train is gone suddenly On wheels clicking silently Like a gently tapping litany And he holds his crayon rosary Tighter in his hand Now from his pocket quick he flashes The crayon on the wall he slashes Deep upon the advertising A single-worded poem comprised of four letters And his heart is laughing, screaming, pounding The poem across the tracks rebounding Shadowed by the exit light His legs take their ascending flight To seek the breast of darkness and be suckled by the night, ooh Written by Paul Simon ======================================================= Typo catcher: Art Garfunkle, Uptown Theater, Upton Theatre, A Poem on the Subway Wall