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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Creation
The Creation
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kenny Pickett
Kenny Pickett
Songwriter
Eddie Phillips
Eddie Phillips
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Talmy
Talmy
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Went to college, studied art
To be an artist, make a start
Studied hard, gained my degree
No one seemed to notice me
[Verse 2]
Painter man, a painter man
Who would be a painter man?
Painter man, painter man
Who would be a painter man?
[Verse 3]
Tried cartoons and comic books
Dirty postcards, women's books
Here was where the money lay
Classic art has had its day
[Verse 4]
Painter man, painter man
Who would be a painter man?
Painter man, a painter man
Who would be a painter man?
[Verse 5]
I'd do adverts for TV
Household soap and brands at sea
Labels all around tin cans
Who would be a painter man?
[Verse 6]
Painter man, painter man
Who would be a painter man?
Painter man, painter man
Who would be a painter man?
[Verse 7]
La-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la
Painter man, painter man
Who would be a painter man?
Written by: E. Phillips, Eddie Philips, Pickett

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