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Harvey Andrews - Impressions
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
When EmPrussians came to take the house 
I Dcould not stop them then 
They B7filled the rooms with horses 
With Emsheep as well as men 
I Amtried for poor old Camille’s sake 
For EmM'sieur Monet too 
But Amthey were Prussian soldiers 
There was B7little I could do 
[Verse 2]
CaEmmille had fled to England 
M'sieur DMonet followed on 
When B7war came both made certain 
That they Emnever saw a gun 
They Amleft me to look after 
All the Emthings they left behind 
But Amso much in so small a house 
The B7troops were sure to find 
[Verse 3]
The Gstore room full of paintings 
Fifteen Dyears of Camille’s life 
B7Pictures of our village 
Of his Emchildren and his wife 
And Gwhen the rain made good earth mud 
And Drivers of the lanes 
The Csoldiers laid them end to end 
And wB7alked on canvassed frames Em  
[Verse 4]
The Emcolours and the pigments merged 
And DM'sieur Monet’s blue 
B7Joined the reds, the greens, the browns 
To Emform another hue 
And Ampoor Camille’s 'Plein Air' became 
A Emblackened, blasted land 
As Amboots tore holes with muddied soles
Sent B7from the fatherland 
[Verse 5]
They Emburned the rest for daily warmth 
The Dpaint and oil were good 
And B7gave more heat to blistered feet 
Than Emshower dampened wood 
But Cwhen they left I tried to clean 
The Empictures that I found 
By AmCamille and his friend Monet 
Deep B7trodden in the ground 
[Verse 6]
But Gwhy I bothered I don’t know 
CaDmille’s a silly fool 
B7No one buys his paintings 
They’re all Emlaughing as a rule 
And GM'sieur Monet’s eyes can’t see 
He’s Dnever finished yet 
No Cdetails, just impressions 
Is the B7best that he can get Em  
[Verse 7]
When Emthey return and find the truth 
MayDbe they’ll see the light 
And B7do an honest job for once 
It Emnever has seemed right 
A Amlife spent painting pictures 
We all Emwonder why they try 
"See Amthis one here, yes, take it, sir"
A B7M'sieur Monet sky 
That Emno one wants B7to Embuy

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Impressions

by Harvey Andrews

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Harvey Andrews - Impressions

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

When Prussians came to take the house

I could not stop them then

They filled the rooms with horses

With sheep as well as men

I tried for poor old Camille’s sake

For M'sieur Monet too

But they were Prussian soldiers

There was little I could do

[Verse 2]

Camille had fled to England

M'sieur Monet followed on

When war came both made certain

That they never saw a gun

They left me to look after

All the things they left behind

But so much in so small a house

The troops were sure to find

[Verse 3]

The store room full of paintings

Fifteen years of Camille’s life

Pictures of our village

Of his children and his wife

And when the rain made good earth mud

And rivers of the lanes

The soldiers laid them end to end

B7 Em

And walked on canvassed frames

[Verse 4]

The colours and the pigments merged

And M'sieur Monet’s blue

Joined the reds, the greens, the browns

To form another hue

And poor Camille’s 'Plein Air' became

A blackened, blasted land

As boots tore holes with muddied soles

Sent from the fatherland

[Verse 5]

They burned the rest for daily warmth

The paint and oil were good

And gave more heat to blistered feet

Than shower dampened wood

But when they left I tried to clean

The pictures that I found

By Camille and his friend Monet

Deep trodden in the ground

[Verse 6]

But why I bothered I don’t know

Camille’s a silly fool

No one buys his paintings

They’re all laughing as a rule

And M'sieur Monet’s eyes can’t see

He’s never finished yet

No details, just impressions

B7 Em

Is the best that he can get

[Verse 7]

When they return and find the truth

Maybe they’ll see the light

And do an honest job for once

It never has seemed right

A life spent painting pictures

We all wonder why they try

"See this one here, yes, take it, sir"

A M'sieur Monet sky

Em B7 Em

That no one wants to buy

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