He heard not well 'cause knife had hacked one ear of two.
Applying thick pigment, hot red and coolest blue.
The guy was Dutch but lived in France a year or two.

(Vince van Gogh)

He lived on credit and his brother's sympathy.
Don McLean wrote about him a near symphony.
In "Lust for Life," Kirk played him, chewin' scenery.

(Vince van Gogh)
Post--paints, he spills 'em
(Vince van Gogh)--
Impressionism.

Vince van Gogh spilled the paint from a jar,
Vince van Gogh spilled the paint from a jar.

His pictures broke rules of art.

(That's Vincent van Gogh)

The man did some grand work in a cramped studio,
His fabulous landscapes done plein air, alfresco.*
In life he sold a single work--made no dough.

(Vince van Gogh)

Except on that one
(Vince van Gogh)
And only that one
(And painted no frescoes)

Vince van Gogh spilled the paint from a jar,
Vince van Gogh spilled the paint from a jar.

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Later time, he crashed his car; had too much wine, was also scarred.

Goes car off the road;
Car goes, no van goes.

Vintage-soaked, he spilled paint from afar,
Vintage-soaked, he spilled paint from afar.

Abstract--he dripped 'em--
Expressionism.

Vintage-soaked, he spilled paint from afar,
Vintage-soaked, Jack dripped paint from afar.

In "Pollock," Harris plays him,
Painting scenery.

In his time, he was a star; too bad he had to crash his car.

Vince was broke, lived for his art; guy died before he'd aged too far.

Both of them great painting stars,
Both of them played by great stars.

Vince van Gogh spilled the paint from a jar.
Vintage-soaked Jack dripped paint from afar.


*plein air: painting outdoors, in daylight; alfresco: outdoors