The Village Blacksmith-Peter Dawson

[ti:The Village Blacksmith] [ar:Peter Dawson] [al:The Very Best Of] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Village Blacksmith - Peter Dawson [00:10.14]Under a spreading chestnut tree [00:13.83]The village smithy stands; [00:17.13] [00:18.12]The smith a mighty man is he [00:22.20]With large and sinewy hands; [00:25.91] [00:26.59]And the muscles of his brawney arms [00:31.09]Are strong as iron bands [00:34.81] [00:35.42]His hair is crisp and black and long [00:40.14]His face is like the tan; [00:43.67] [00:44.50]His brow is wet with honest sweat [00:48.66] [00:49.19]He earns what'er he can [00:52.47] [00:53.01]And looks the whole word in the face [00:58.19] [00:58.75]For he owes not any man [01:03.91] [01:14.86]Week in week out from morn till night [01:20.00]You can hear his bellows blow; [01:23.58] [01:24.73]You can hear his strike heavy sledge [01:29.29] [01:29.81]He bellow beat blow and slow [01:34.91] [01:35.43]Like a sexton ringing the village bell [01:40.32]When the evening sun is low [01:44.42] [01:45.29]And children coming home from school [01:49.98] [01:50.68]Look in at the open door; [01:54.22] [01:55.15]They love to see the flaming forge [01:59.64]And hear the bellows roar [02:02.71] [02:03.25]And catch the flaming sparks that fly [02:08.42]Like chaff from a threshing floor [02:14.07] [02:24.87]He goes on Sunday to the church [02:30.57]And sits among his boys; [02:35.35] [02:36.19]He hears the parson pray and preach [02:42.05] [02:42.62]He hears his daughter's voice [02:48.70]Singing in the choir [02:51.26]While it sounded to make his heart rejoice [02:58.84] [02:59.97]It sounds to him like his mother's voice [03:05.24] [03:06.04]Singing in Paradise [03:10.36] [03:11.11]He needs must think of her once more [03:16.88]How in the grave she lies; [03:23.07] [03:23.73]And with his hard rough hands he wipes [03:29.75] [03:30.27]A tear out of his eyes [03:36.98] [03:38.80]Toiing rejoicing sorrowing [03:41.62] [03:42.70]Onward in life he goes; [03:45.51] [03:46.14]Each morning sees some task begin [03:50.03]Each evening sees it close; [03:53.76]Something attempted something done [03:57.90] [03:58.75]Has earned his night's repose