Here's one I wrote couple years ago, about our Village (town) blacksmith: http://c1.ezfolk.com/Lake_Fork_Verne/?song=8776 Town Blacksmith; © by: Verne Garrison-04-02-07…Valley Park, Mo Banjo adgbd (G tuning 5th spiked to A at 7th fret) Medium speed—Key D Town Blacksmith My (D) home town had a blacksmith named Henry (E) Bosler He was the (A) one on whom all the farmers (D) depend Mr Bosler would make their plow shares (E) sharper So they (A) could go back and plow their fields (D) again He (G) had a little shed on the far side of (D) town Where they (E) would come and form a long (A) line If the (D) didn't get there real (E) early They would (A) lose a day of plowing (D) time Some (D) of the big farmers got real (E) edgy And (A) wanted to move up and get out of (D) line But Henry would stare at them with his heavy (E) hammer They would (A) grumble, but get back in (D) line Henry (G) Bosler was the village (D) blacksmith And the (E) only one for miles a-(A) round At (D) times, he could be real inde-(E) pendent Make him (A) self scarce, not to be (D) found (D7) Everyone (G) finally knew he was (D) needed And they (E) made a point to thank him every (A) day Then (D) Henry came down with a (E) sickness And they (A) used a black wagon to haul him (D) away Now (D) the town is very (E) sorry That (A) they had treated him that (D) way They took up a big (E) collection And sent (A) it to his sister far, far (D) away I (D) know the town did not (E) prosper Without (A) Mr. Bosler there every (D) day Some say it was his way of gettin (E) even And that (A) he and his sister are spending that collection (D) today.
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