Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We have loved having "The Boxer" in our show since last fall. I thought it would be fun to share our version with everyone on YouTube! We first learned the song with our friends Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra youtu.be/auc96z64m0Q
~Ellen
►We feature an original verse that Simon & Garfunkel often performed live, but didn't include on their most famous album youtu.be/Ymuj1CcY7C0?si=xq0ZHA5q10m1pwWP&t=117
►More from the Emmett-Julz duo
The Scientist youtu.be/WwqFUY4HcS8
I'm Gonna Miss Her (harmony) youtu.be/nAdNxHDLICY
Mama Tried (harmony) youtu.be/MzVOEz93_-0
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►Useful links:
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Sign up to our email to hear about future tours eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Upcoming shows, CDs and merch petersenband.com
►Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
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Twitter https://x.com/thepetersens
Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs
►This video:
Vocals and dobro: Emmett Franz
Vocals and mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Harmony vocals and banjo: @EllenHaygood
Harmony vocals and guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Harmony vocals and fiddle: @katiepetersen
Bass: Karen Petersen
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Randy Franz for helping us with audio and Anthony La Bianca for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
Filmed at The Little Opry Theatre in Branson, Missouri.
►LYRICS - The Boxer
Well, I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still the man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
And the quiet of the railway station
Running scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Lie-la-lie…
Now the years are rollin’ by me
They are passin’ evenly
I am older than I once was
And younger than I’ll be
And that’s not unusual
No, it isn’t strange
That after changes upon changes
We are more or less the same
Now I'm layin’ out my winter clothes
And wishin’ I was gone
Going home
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me
Leadin’ me, going home
Lie-la-lie…
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminder
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
Lie-la-lie…
►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Subscriber count: 963,357
#ThePetersens #TheBoxer #SimonAndGarfunkel #Folk
#BridgeOverTroubledWater #Bluegrass #BluegrassMusic
#PaulSimon #BobDylan #EmmyLouHarris #AlisonKrauss
#AmericanaMusic
#LittleOpryTheatreMO
A different version of this song features on: Live Sessions, Vol. 07 (out August 21!)
We have loved having "The Boxer" in our show since last fall. I thought it would be fun to share our version with everyone on YouTube! We first learned the song with our friends Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra youtu.be/auc96z64m0Q
~Ellen
►We feature an original verse that Simon & Garfunkel often performed live, but didn't include on their most famous album youtu.be/Ymuj1CcY7C0?si=xq0ZHA5q10m1pwWP&t=117
►More from the Emmett-Julz duo
The Scientist youtu.be/WwqFUY4HcS8
I'm Gonna Miss Her (harmony) youtu.be/nAdNxHDLICY
Mama Tried (harmony) youtu.be/MzVOEz93_-0
-----------------------
►Useful links:
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Sign up to our email to hear about future tours eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Upcoming shows, CDs and merch petersenband.com
►Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
Twitter https://x.com/thepetersens
Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs
►This video:
Vocals and dobro: Emmett Franz
Vocals and mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Harmony vocals and banjo: @EllenHaygood
Harmony vocals and guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Harmony vocals and fiddle: @katiepetersen
Bass: Karen Petersen
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Randy Franz for helping us with audio and Anthony La Bianca for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
Filmed at The Little Opry Theatre in Branson, Missouri.
►LYRICS - The Boxer
Well, I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still the man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
And the quiet of the railway station
Running scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Lie-la-lie…
Now the years are rollin’ by me
They are passin’ evenly
I am older than I once was
And younger than I’ll be
And that’s not unusual
No, it isn’t strange
That after changes upon changes
We are more or less the same
Now I'm layin’ out my winter clothes
And wishin’ I was gone
Going home
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me
Leadin’ me, going home
Lie-la-lie…
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminder
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
Lie-la-lie…
►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Subscriber count: 963,357
#ThePetersens #TheBoxer #SimonAndGarfunkel #Folk
#BridgeOverTroubledWater #Bluegrass #BluegrassMusic
#PaulSimon #BobDylan #EmmyLouHarris #AlisonKrauss
#AmericanaMusic
#LittleOpryTheatreMO
A different version of this song features on: Live Sessions, Vol. 07 (out August 21!)
