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Latest revision as of 21:14, 11 September 2022

Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble,
Ancient footprints are everywhere.
You can almost think that you're seein' double
On a cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs.
Got to hurry on back to my hotel room,
Where I've got me a date with Botticelli's niece.
She promised that she'd be right there with me
When I paint my masterpiece.

Oh, the hours I've spent inside the Coliseum,
Dodging lions and wastin' time.
Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see 'em,
Yes, it sure has been a long, hard climb.
Train wheels runnin' through the back of my memory,
When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese.
Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody
When I paint my masterpiece.

Sailin' 'round the world in a dirty gondola.
Oh, to be back in the land of Coca-Cola!

I left Rome and landed in Brussels,
On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried.
Clergymen in uniform and young girls pullin' muscles,
Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside.
Newspapermen eating candy
Had to be held down by big police.
Someday, everything is gonna be diff'rent
When I paint my masterpiece.
When I Paint My Masterpiece (unreleased cover)
Written byBob Dylan
Performed byElvis Costello
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris & The Imposters
Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Larry Campbell & The Imposters
Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

First known performance:
 August 9, 1996, Washington, DC - snippet in medley with Peace, Love And Understanding
 July 17, 2005, Atlanta, GA - first full performance
Last known performance:
 October 2, 2012, Irvine, CA
     (19 known performances, 1 as a snippet)


Category:Unreleased covers1999-00-00 live.jpg


Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
 The Band  1971  Cahoots  AllMusic  •  Wikipedia  •  Amazon
 Bob Dylan  1971  Greatest Hits Vol. II  AllMusic  •  Wikipedia  •  Amazon
 Emmylou Harris  1996  Portraits  AllMusic
 Grateful Dead  1996  Dozin' At The Knick  Wikipedia

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External links

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