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'll get a lot of kicks out of the blacksmith blues 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' bop, down the avenue Folks love the rhythm, the clang bangin' rhythm You'll get a lot of kicks out of the blacksmith blues Oh, 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' bop, down the avenue Folks love the rhythm, the clang bangin' rhythm You'll get a lot of kicks out of the blacksmith blues Out of the blacksmith blues Out of the blacksmith blues Hammer knockin', anvil rockin' Horses cloppin', pops are boppin' The blacksmith blues