Picasso's Mandolin Lyrics - Guy Clark

Picasso said in 1910 

I'm gonna paint me a mandolin 

Could be cubes it could be curves 

I like to mix the paint with nerve 

I'm gonna load my brush and fire away 

Paint me a hole in the light of day 

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You can play it straight or play it from left field 

You got to play it just the way you feel 

Come on boys and play it again 

Play it on Picasso's mandolin 

Well it's colorin' books and drinkin' wine 

It's hard to stay between the lines 

Ain't no rule if you don't break it 

Ain't no chance if you don't take it 

He said the damndest thing he ever heard 

Was tryin' to learn to sing from a mockingbird 

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Picasso said before he died 

There's one more paintin' I'd like to try 

The doctor held his breath and then 

Picasso nailed a mandolin 

He's born in Spain and died in France 

He was not scared of baggy pants 

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