a most peculiar man

Simon & Garfunkel

A most peculiar man (p. simon, 1965)

He was a most peculiar man.
Thatââ?¬â?¢s what mrs. riordan said and she should know;
She lived upstairs from him
She said he was a most peculiar man.

He was a most peculiar man.
He lived all alone within a house,
Within a room, within himself,
A most peculiar man.

He had no friends, he seldom spoke
And no one in turn ever spoke to him,
ââ?¬â?¢cause he wasnââ?¬â?¢t friendly and he didnââ?¬â?¢t care
And he wasnââ?¬â?¢t like them.
Oh, no! he was a most peculiar man.

He died last saturday.
He turned on the gas and he went to sleep
With the windows closed so heââ?¬â?¢d never wake up
To his silent world and his tiny room;
And mrs. riordan says he has a brother somewhere
Who should be notified soon.
And all the people said, what a shame that heââ?¬â?¢s dead,
But wasnââ?¬â?¢t he a most peculiar man?