Lyrics to
Painter Man

This version of Painter Man was released by Boney M in 1978.

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Went to college, studied arts
To be an artist make a start
Studied hard, gettin’ my degree
But no one seemed to notice me

Painter man, painter man
Who wanna be a painter man
Painter man, painter man
Who wanna be a painter man

Tried cartoons and comic books
Dirty postcards could have done
Here was where the money laid
Classic art has had it’s day

Painter man, painter man
Who wanna be a painter man
Painter man, painter man
Who wanna be a painter man

Did adverts for T.V.
Household shops and brands of tea
Labels all around the cans
Who wanna be a painter man

Painter man, painter man
Who wanna be a painter man
Painter man, painter man
Who wanna be a painter man

La…la…la…la…la…la…
La…la…la…la…la…la…la…
Painter man, painter man
Who wanna be a painter man

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About Lyrics and Painter Man by Boney M

The lyrics for Painter Man are defined as the words making up the song released by Boney M in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Painter Man have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Boney M and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Painter Man by Boney M if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Painter Man" means the words set to the music of Painter Man, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Boney M. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Painter Man and the lyrics to Painter Man are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Boney M who came here looking just for the lyrics to Painter Man, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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