In an interview on British TV channel ITV1 for the program Wings: Band on the Run, to promote the November 2010 2xCD/2xDVD rerelease of the original album, McCartney says he was on vacation in Montego Bay, Jamaica where he "snuck" onto the set of the film Papillon where he met "Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen". After a dinner with Hoffman, with McCartney playing around on guitar, Hoffman did not believe that McCartney could write a song "about anything", so Hoffman pulled out a magazine where they saw the story of the death of Pablo Picasso and his famous last words, "Drink to me, drink to my health. You know I can't drink anymore." McCartney created a demo of the song and lyrics on the spot, prompting Hoffman to exclaim to his wife: "…look, he's doing it…he's doing it!"
G D F G
The grand old painter died last night
D
his paintings on the wall
Am
Before he left he bade us well
D G
and said good night to us all
G Bm
Drink to me
Em Am7
Drink to my health
G D G D
You know I can't drink anymore
G Bm
Drink to me
Em Am7
Drink to my health
G D C G
You know I can't drink anymore
Bm Em
Three o'clock in the morning
Bm Em
I'm getting ready for bed
Am G
It came without a warning
Bm
But I'll be waiting for you baby
Am D
I'll be waiting for you there
G Bm
So Drink to me
Em Am7
Drink to my health
G D G D
you know I can't drink anymore
G Bm
Drink to me
Em Am7
Drink to my health
G D C G Bb Am D G
You know I can't drink anymore
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