Portrait Of A Man by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
I am painting in oil, a portrait of a man
Who has taken all the heart aches,
And all the (1)________ he can stand.
I am using all the (2)____________ of blue,
I have here on my stand.
I am painting in oil, a portrait of a man.
I can tell he is dying. I see death in his eyes.
Oh yes I know, I (3)________ when he's crying
'Tis my tears, my (4)__________ that he cries.
I am so (5)__________ of how he (6)__________ inside,
I mix the (7)__________ (8)________ my hand.
I am painting in oil, a (9)________________ of a man.
As I (10)__________ a wrinkled brow and hair (11)________ is (12)______________ grey,
Oh (13)________ me how, how can I (14)__________ a smile
And eyes that (15)________ turning away?
I am using all the colors of blue
I (16)________ here on my stand.
I am (17)________________ in oil, a (18)________________ and I'm the man.
A (19)________________ and I am the man.
Who has taken all the heart aches,
And all the (1)________ he can stand.
I am using all the (2)____________ of blue,
I have here on my stand.
I am painting in oil, a portrait of a man.
I can tell he is dying. I see death in his eyes.
Oh yes I know, I (3)________ when he's crying
'Tis my tears, my (4)__________ that he cries.
I am so (5)__________ of how he (6)__________ inside,
I mix the (7)__________ (8)________ my hand.
I am painting in oil, a (9)________________ of a man.
As I (10)__________ a wrinkled brow and hair (11)________ is (12)______________ grey,
Oh (13)________ me how, how can I (14)__________ a smile
And eyes that (15)________ turning away?
I am using all the colors of blue
I (16)________ here on my stand.
I am (17)________________ in oil, a (18)________________ and I'm the man.
A (19)________________ and I am the man.
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