Down in old kentucky
where horseshoes are lucky
there's a village smithy standin' under a chestnut tree
hear the hammer knockin'
see the hammer 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'll get a lot o' kicks out of the blacksmith blues