Picasso's Mandolin

Picasso's Mandolin - Foster And Lloyd

Picasso said in 1910

"I'm gonna paint me a mandolin"

Could be cubes 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

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

Coloring books and drinking wine

It's hard to stay between the lines

Aint' no rule if you don't break it

Ain't no chance if you don't take it

He said the damnedest thing he ever heard

Was tryin' to learn to sing from a mockingbird

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

Take this moment make your choice

Sing your song with your own voice

A fork in the road is a piece of cake

You got to eat the one you take

Pablo knew just what to do

He saw the world and he'd paint it blue

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

Picasso said before he died

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

The doctor held his breath

And then Picasso nailed him a mandolin

He was born in Spain and died in France

He was not scared of baggy pants

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

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

Picasso's mandolin