BLACKSMITH BLUES, THE
(Jack Holmes)


Ella Mae Morse (with Nelson Riddle's Orch.) - 1952
Art Mooney & His Orch. (vocal: Shorty Long) - 1952
Elton Britt - 1952
Harry James & His Orch. (vocal: Toni Harper) - 1952
Leon McAuliffe & His Western Swing band - 1952
Ray Anthony & His Orch. (vocal: Marcie Miller) - 1952
Sy Oliver & His Orch. (vocal: Trudy Richards) - 1952
Peggy Lee (Radio Transcript) - 1952
Ted Heath & His Music (vocal: Lita Roza) - 1952
Lou Logis & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1952
Seymour Osterwalls Orch. (vocal: Hasse Eriksson) - 1952
Chuck Higgins & His Orch. - 1957
Steve Carl & The Jags - 1958
Freddy Cannon - 1960
John Barry Seven (Instr.) - 1962
Bonnie Guitar - 1966
Birds Of A Feather - 1969

Also recorded by:
Bing Crosby; Sunny Gale; Sistina Street Swingers; James Last Orch.; 
The Fireballs; Sid Phillips & His Band; Mark Murphy; Rebecca Pitrie; 
Town & Country Brothers; The Ski Stompers; The Kirby Stone Four; 
Toots Thielemans; Elder Barber; The Blockheads ............. and others.


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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 even got the horses cloppin' bop down the avenue
Folks love the rhythm, the clang-bangin' rhythm
You get a lot o' kicks out o' the blacksmith blues

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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 even got the horses cloppin' bop down the avenue
Folks love the rhythm, the clang-bangin' rhythm
You get a lot o' kicks out o' the blacksmith blues

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(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - October 2015)