this verse. Personnel Paul Simon – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Art Garfunkel – lead vocals Fred Carter Jr. – electric and acoustic guitars, Dobro Curly Chalker – pedal steel guitar, piccolo trumpet Charlie McCoy – bass harmonica Joe Osborn – bass Hal Blaine – drums, congas Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Cover versions Cover versions of the song have been recorded by numerous artists, including Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, The Samples, Leandro e Leonardo, Paula Fernandes, Tommy Fleming, Hell Or Highwater, The Celtic Tenors, Bruce Hornsby, Cake, Jonne Järvelä, Waylon Jennings, and Jess & Matt. Joan Baez has also made the song a staple of her live concert performances, from the late 1970s to the present, including once in Italy with the Italian songwriter Francesco De Gregori, who was also singing this song during his concerts; Baez performed the song with Paul Simon and Richard Thompson at her 75th Birthday Concert at New York's Beacon Theatre in January 2016. Simon sang the song to open Saturday Night Live on September 29, 2001, the first live show following the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. In 2007, Simon was awarded the inaugural Gershwin Prize by the Library of Congress; Jerry Douglas, Shawn Colvin and Alison Krauss performed "The Boxer" live. Also in 2007, country music artist Deana Carter released a cover of the song on her sixth studio album, The Chain, which was recorded as a duet with Harper Simon. The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps performed "The Boxer" as the ballad for their 2008 show, "The Knockout", and has been a recurring encore tune for the corps ever since. Jerry Douglas and Mumford and Sons collaborated with Paul Simon on a cover of the song in 2012. It was included on Douglas' album Traveler, and on the deluxe edition of Mumford and Sons' album Babel. References 1960s ballads 1969 singles 1969 songs Bob Dylan songs Columbia Records singles Emmylou Harris songs Folk ballads Rock ballads Simon & Garfunkel songs Song recordings produced by Art Garfunkel Song recordings produced by Paul Simon Song recordings produced by Roy Halee Songs written by Paul Simon Songs about loneliness Songs about poverty Songs about boxers