Guy Clark - Pica**o's Mandolin lyrics

Pica**o 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 Chorus 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 Pica**o's mandolin Well it's colorin' books and drinkin' wine It抯 hard to stay between the lines Ain抰 no rule if you don't break it Ain抰 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 Chorus Pica**o said before he died There抯 one more paintin' I'd like to try The doctor held his breath and then Pica**o nailed a mandolin He抯 born in Spain and died in France He was not scared of baggy pants Chorus