the old master painter from the faraway hills painted the violets and the daffodils 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 darling 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 the old master painter from the hills far away dreamed up the murals on the blue summer skies painted the devil in my darling 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 the old master painter from the hills far away the old master painter from the hills far away far away far away far away