Portrait Of A Man by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
I am painting in oil, a portrait of a man
Who has taken all the (1)__________ aches,
And all the pain he can stand.
I am using all the colors of blue,
I have here on my stand.
I am painting in oil, a portrait of a man.
I can (2)________ he is dying. I see death in his eyes.
Oh yes I know, I know when he's crying
'Tis my tears, my tears that he cries.
I am so tired of how he feels inside,
I mix the paint with my hand.
I am painting in oil, a portrait of a man.
As I paint a wrinkled (3)________ and (4)________ that is turning grey,
Oh tell me how, how can I paint a smile
And eyes that keep turning away?
I am using all the colors of blue
I have (5)________ on my stand.
I am (6)________________ in oil, a portrait and I'm the man.
A (7)________________ and I am the man.
Who has taken all the (1)__________ aches,
And all the pain he can stand.
I am using all the colors of blue,
I have here on my stand.
I am painting in oil, a portrait of a man.
I can (2)________ he is dying. I see death in his eyes.
Oh yes I know, I know when he's crying
'Tis my tears, my tears that he cries.
I am so tired of how he feels inside,
I mix the paint with my hand.
I am painting in oil, a portrait of a man.
As I paint a wrinkled (3)________ and (4)________ that is turning grey,
Oh tell me how, how can I paint a smile
And eyes that keep turning away?
I am using all the colors of blue
I have (5)________ on my stand.
I am (6)________________ in oil, a portrait and I'm the man.
A (7)________________ and I am the man.
Answers:
(1) heart(2) tell(3) brow(4) hair(5) here(6) painting(7) portrait