Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Cold Chisel
Canonical path: /cold-chisel/painted-doll
Related lyric paths: 6
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Painted doll
Read Painted doll lyrics by Cold Chisel on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Painted doll
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Painted doll, on a painted stage
Painted doll, on a painted stage
She's just a one-man Punch and Judy show
For caliphs twice her age
Painted doll, on a painted stage
The more they look at her
The less I see
The more they look at her
The less I see
It's a tricky situation when some
Parasite has got my painted doll
And she's got me
Lookin' down Sydney Harbour in the rain
My pretty baby's slappin' up another vein
If this is gonna be her final wage
My heart may never see this world again
She's my little sick salome
And it's breakin' me in two
Painted doll
I've got a deal for you
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Cold Chisel performs "Painted doll", and this lyric page sits inside the Cold Chisel catalog on LyroVerse.
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