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 (2)____________ of blue,
I (3)________ here on my stand.
I am painting in oil, a portrait of a man.

I can (4)________ he is dying. I see (5)__________ in his eyes.
Oh yes I know, I know (6)________ he's crying
'Tis my tears, my tears (7)________ he cries.

I am so tired of how he (8)__________ inside,
I mix the (9)__________ with my hand.
I am painting in oil, a (10)________________ of a man.

As I (11)__________ a (12)________________ brow and hair (13)________ is (14)______________ grey,
Oh (15)________ me how, how can I paint a smile
And (16)________ that (17)________ (18)______________ away?

I am using all the colors of blue
I (19)________ (20)________ on my stand.
I am (21)________________ in oil, a (22)________________ and I'm the man.

A (23)________________ and I am the man.

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