"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" is a song by Paul Simon, written in 1971, from the 1972 album Paul Simon. The song reached number twenty-two on the U.S. charts, and number fifteen on the UK charts. The song was the second solo release by Paul Simon following his break up with Art Garfunkel. Simon has played this song many times in concert over the years. Simon and Garfunkel also performed it at their Central Park reunion concert in September 1981.