Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel (Aretha Franklin version) is featured in Grilled Cheesus, the third episode of Season Two. It is sung by Mercedes with back-up from her church choir.
Mercedes brings Kurt to church with her because Burt, his dad, is in hospital collapsed. Kurt is lashing out at his religious friends out of pain and fear. He ends up enjoying the performance and also the experience.
Lyrics
Choir (Mercedes):
Oh troubled water, give it up
Why don't cha, why don't cha, let it be
Yeah, yeah (Yeah)
Still water why be (Why be)
Yes it do, yeah
Mercedes:
When you're down and out
When you're in the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort
Mercedes with Choir harmonizing:
I'll take your part
Yeah, whoa, when darkness comes
And there's no one
Mercedes:
No one you love around
Just like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Mercedes with the Choir:
Like a bridge over troubled water
Mercedes:
I will lay me down, yeah yeah, ooh
Come on
Sail on Silver Girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
And all your dreams are on their way
Mercedes with the Choir:
See how they shine
If you ever need a friend (Choir: Need a friend )
Look around, look around
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
Mercedes:
I'll be there to lay me down
Mercedes with the Choir:
Like a bridge over troubled water
Mercedes:
I will lay me down
Choir (Mercedes):
Oh troubled water (Yeah, yeah) give it up (Give it up, yeah)
Why don't cha, why don't cha let it be (Let it be, yeah, yeah, let it be)
Still water why be (Still water why be)
Yes it do (Yes it do)
Mercedes with the Choir:
Ohhhhh, yeah, yeah
Choir (Mercedes):
Oh troubled water (Oh troubled water) give it up (Give it up, yeah)
Why don't cha, why don't cha, let it be (Let it, let it, let it, let it, let it, let it, let it be)
Still water why be, yes it do (Yeah)
Mercedes with the Choir:
Ohhhhh, yeah...
Choir (Mercedes):
Oh troubled (Troubled) water (Ohhhhh, yeah...) give it up
Why don't cha, why don't cha, (So let it be, I still at free troubled water) let it be, yeah let it be
Still water why be (Yeah, yeah) yes it do (Yes baby)
Mercedes with the Choir:
Oh troubled water...
Trivia
- This is the second of the four songs in which Mercedes' church choir is featured in a song. The first being Like a Prayer, the third Stereo Hearts, and the fourth I Want to Know What Love Is.
- This song marks the first time that Mercedes sings two solos in an episode, as earlier in the episode she sang I Look to You.
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