Joan Baez and Paul Simon sing “The Boxer”, a song written by Paul Simon, during the Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration at the Beacon Theatre in New York on January 27, 2016.
Features
Clip | Joan Baez and Jackson Browne Sing ‘Before The Deluge’
Clip | Joan Baez, Indigo Girls and Mary Chapin Carpenter Sing ‘The Water Is Wide’
Clip | Joan Baez and Judy Collins Sing ‘Diamonds and Rust’
Clip | Joan Baez Sings ‘Forever Young’
Clip | Joan Baez and David Crosby sing ‘Blackbird’
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Joan Baez
Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration Preview
TRANSCRIPT
♪ Then I'm laying out my winter clothes ♪ -♪ Wishing I was gone, going home ♪ ♪ Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me ♪ [ Cheers ] -♪ Leading me ♪ Going home -♪ In the clearing stands a boxer ♪ ♪ And a fighter by his trade ♪ And he carries the reminders ♪ Of every glove that laid him down ♪ ♪ And cut him till he cried out ♪ ♪ In his anger and his shame ♪ I am leaving, I am leaving ♪ But the fighter still remains ♪ ♪ Still remains ♪ Lie-la-lie ♪ Lie-la-lie-lie lie-la-lie ♪ Lie-la-lie ♪ Lie-la-lie-lie lie-la-lie la-la-lie ♪ ♪ Lie-la-lie-la-lie-la-lie ♪ Lie-la-lie ♪ La-la-lie-lie-la-lie la-la-la-lie ♪ ♪ Lie-la-lie-la-la-la-lie ♪ Lie-la-lie ♪ Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-la-lie ♪ La-la-lie