<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" is a song by American singer - songwriter Paul Simon . It was the second single from his second self - titled studio album (1972), released on Columbia Records . </P> <P> The song is about two boys ("Me and Julio") who have broken a law, although the exact law that has been broken is not stated in the song . When "the mama pajama" finds out what they have done, she goes to the police station to report the crime . The individuals are later arrested, but released when a "radical priest" intervenes . </P>

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