Lyrics Mrs. Robinson - Mike Massé , Jeff Hall

Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel

And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know
(Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey... hey, hey, hey)

We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home

And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know
(Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)

Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes
It's a little secret, just the Robinsons' affair
Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids

Coo, coo, ca-choo, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know
(Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)

Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
Going to the candidates debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Ev'ry way you look at it, you lose

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you
(Woo, woo, woo)
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson
Joltin' Joe has left and gone away
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)

[About "Mrs. Robinson":
During the filming of the 1967 film The Graduate, director Mike Nichols, who had become a fan of Simon & Garfunkel's work, asked for permission to use their music in the soundtrack, and for them to write a new song. Originally, they pitched "Punky's Dilemma" and "Overs", but after Nichols rejected them, they showed him what became "Mrs. Robinson".

An early, shorter version of the song is what's included in the film. The complete song debuted on Bookends, a few months after the release of the film soundtrack. As the song already existed before being included in the film, there's no apparent connection between them; the lyrics suggest a mental hospital setting where Mrs. Robinson lives. Some critics consider it an epilogue to the film.

"Mrs. Robinson" was released as a single in April 1968, and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, while it also helped to keep The Graduate soundtrack as #1 on the Billboard 200 for about a month and a half, until Bookends superseded it. The song won the 1969 Grammy for Record of the Year as well.]