Portrait of You

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Lyrics

Whenever I am sad Whenever I am blue I contemplate what is a portrait A portrait of you It's stained and worn And dirty and scummy A photograph of your brother Thought funny Dropped in the snow Got vague and runny

(What were talking about here Is a portrait of you This thing got lost And my heart is aching)

A friend who found it Called another friend Who heard a description Beginning and end Drew your picture Every shadow and bend Xeroxed his drawing Got stoned and lost it

(If I ever get my hands on that... I suppose I ought to be grateful)

A radio ham Inconsequently, found it And sent it in morse code... Dit dot...

I received this message And made a drawing (Actually) I made a scrawl (A kind of) graphical carnage A mess of erasures But (somehow) it looked like you I still have this drawing It looks like a couple of boyscouts In a soggy tent But I don't care It's only a picture since I went That I've got of you To see me through The only portrait of you

Chronology

Interpretations

Live recordings

Show
October 9, 1982
October 14, 1982
October 1982 video
August 28, 1983

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