Old Master Painter Lyrics

Old Master Painter lyrics

THE OLD MASTER PAINTER

This song *was* done by no fewer than six artists
in 1950.
They charted thusly: Richard Hayes (#2); Dick Haymes (#4); Peggy
Lee and
Mel Torme (#9); Phil Harris (#10); Snooky Lanson (#12); and
Frank
Sinatra (#13) [info from Ronald Hontz]


That old master
painter from the faraway hills
painted the violets and the
daff-o-dills
He put the purple in the twilight haze
then did a rainbow
for the rainy days
Dreamed up the murals on the blue summer skies
painted
the devil in my darlin's eyes
Captured the dreamer with a thousand
thrills
The old master painter from the faraway hills

Then came his
masterpiece and when he was through
He smiled down from heaven and he gave
me you
What a beautiful job on that wonderful day
That old master painter
from the hills far away

(repeat) Dreamed up etc.




This
was found courtesy of: Ken Sherry on the alt.music.big-band
newsgroup.