The song tells the tale of a Richard Cory from the perspective of one of th… Read Full Bio ↴The song tells the tale of a Richard Cory from the perspective of one of the men that works in his factory. The factory worker is envious of the advantages and enjoyments available to Cory, believing him (Cory) to be a satisfied man. The last verse of the song ends similarly to the Robinson poem: "Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head." The chorus repeats again after this verse.

Richard Cory
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Martini Ranch Whenever Richard Cory went downtown The people looked at him…
Morrison Van and Them They say that Richard Cory Owns one-half of this here town …
Paul McCartney They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole…
Paul McCartney & Wings They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole…
Simon They say that Richard Cory Owns one half of this whole…
Simon & Garfunkel They say that Richard Cory Owns one half of this whole…
Simon & Garfunkel & Simon & Garfunkel They say that Richard Cory Owns one half of this whole…
Simon & Garfunkel -- Paul Simon They say that Richard Cory owns one-half of this whole…
Simon & Granfunkel They say that Richard Cory Owns one half of this whole…

Simon And Garfunkel (1966) They say that Richard Cory Owns one half of this whole…
Simon Garfunkel They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this…
The Back Porch Majority They say that Richard Cory Owns one half of this whole…
The Them They say that Richard Cory Owns one-half of this here town …
Them They say that Richard Cory Owns one-half of this here town W…
Tiny Little Houses When Richard Cory came around We looked at him like he…
Van Morrison They say that Richard Cory Owns one-half of this here town …

Wings They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole…

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