Here are the lyrics of the original:
©Beasley Smith (Mus), ©Haven Gillespie (Lyr)
That old master painter from the faraway hills
painted the violets and the daff-o-dills
He put the purple in the twilight haze
then did a rainbow for the rainy days
Dreamed up the murals on the blue summer skies
painted the devil in my darlin's eyes
Captured the dreamer with a thousand thrills
The old master painter from the faraway hills
Then came his masterpiece and when he was through
He smiled down from heaven and he gave me you
What a beautiful job on that wonderful day
That old master painter from the hills far away
Dreamed up the murals on the blue summer skies
painted the devil in my darlin's eyes
Captured the dreamer with a thousand thrills
The old master painter from the faraway hills
Versions exist from Dick Haymes (40s type record on 78 rpm) and Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee...
(I don't know which version is the best or the best known)
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