<P> `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' was composed by Paul Simon very quickly , so much so that he asked himself , `` Where did that come from ? It does n't seem like me . '' The chorus lyrics were partly inspired by Claude Jeter 's line `` I 'll be your bridge over deep water if you trust in me , '' which Jeter sang with his group , the Swan Silvertones , in the 1958 song `` Mary Do n't You Weep . '' According to gospel producer and historian Anthony Heilbut , Simon later acknowledged his musical debt to Jeter in person , and additionally handed Jeter a check as compensation . Simon wrote the song initially on guitar but decided to transpose it to the piano , to both better reflect the gospel influence and to suit Garfunkel 's voice . </P>
<P> `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' was composed by Paul Simon very quickly , so much so that he asked himself , `` Where did that come from ? It does n't seem like me . '' The chorus lyrics were partly inspired by Claude Jeter 's line `` I 'll be your bridge over deep water if you trust in me , '' which Jeter sang with his group , the Swan Silvertones , in the 1958 song `` Mary Do n't You Weep . '' According to gospel producer and historian Anthony Heilbut , Simon later acknowledged his musical debt to Jeter in person , and additionally handed Jeter a check as compensation . Simon wrote the song initially on guitar but decided to transpose it to the piano , to both better reflect the gospel influence and to suit Garfunkel 's voice . </P>
who wrote the song like a bridge over troubled waters
who wrote the song like a bridge over troubled waters
Paul Simon
Paul Simon