I sometimes sing a song that I learned long ago called The Blacksmith. I think that I got it from a Foster and Allen recording that I can no longer find. I often see discussion of a different song by the same name on the forum and it is in the DT twice but I see nothing on this one, which I think tells a better story.
                Slainte,
                      Sandy
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THE BLACKSMITH

[G] Twenty years ago last [D] Christmas
Came a tempter to my [G] wife
Stole the only flower I [D] cherished
And I vowed I'd have his [G] life
In the street one day I [D] met him
In my eyes that villain [G] grinned
Then the curse of Cain came [D] o'er me
'Twas on that very day I [G] sinned…… [Em]
Chorus;
Sure I [C] dream as the hammer strikes the [G] anvil
And I [D] dream as the sparks light on the [G] floor….. [Em]
Of my [C] blue eyed turtle [Am] dove
She's the [G] only girl I [Em] loved
As she [G] stood outside that [D] good old smithy's [G] door

Twelve months passed then came my trial
In the court I saw my wife
And I heard her beg for mercy
When they sentenced me to life
Twelve long years I read her letters
The only comfort I can tell
When I heard that she was dying
'Twas then my lonely spirits fell
Chorus;

Late one night I dodged the warders
O'er the prison wall I sprang
I got home footsore and weary
At the breaking of the dawn
She was glad so glad to see me
In my arms that night she died
When the warders rushed the doorway
And they found me there inside
When they saw her lifeless body
And I kneeling on the floor
They said Jack my lad we'll trust you
Come back when you've laid her low
Chorus;