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Thread #68556   Message #3075512
Posted By: GUEST,KaiserFrazer67
16-Jan-11 - 02:52 AM
Thread Name: Songs about blacksmiths
Subject: RE: Songs about blacksmiths
What about the Ella Mae Morse tune, "Blacksmith Blues"? Hope it's not too lowbrow for you. It was a big hit for her in 1952. Written for her by one Jack Holmes, the lyrics are as follows:

Down in old Kentucky, where horseshoes are lucky, There's a village smithy standin' under the chestnut tree, Hear the hammer knockin', see the anvil rockin', He sings the boogie blues while he's hammerin' on the shoes-- See the hot sparks a-flyin', like Fourth-of-July-in', He's even got the horses cloppin' "pop!" down the avenue, Folks love the rhythm, the clang-bangin' rhythm, You get a lotta kicks outta the blacksmith blues!

Kind of a catchy tune, probably the most popular "blacksmith" song you'll find out there.