Hey get rhythm, when you get the blues
come on get rhyhtm, when you get the blues
you got a rock & roll feeling in your bones
put taps on your toes and get gone
get rhythm, when you get the blues

The little shoe shine boy, he never gets low down
but he's got the dirtiest job in town
bendin' low at the people's feet
on a windy corner of the dirty street

Well I asked him while he shined my shoes
how to keep from gettin' the blues
he grinned as he raised his little head
above the shoe shine rag and then he said

Get rhythm, when you get the blues
come on get rhyhtm, when you get the blues
yes, a jumpy rhythm makes you feel so fine
it'll shake all the trouble from your worried mind
get rhythm, when you get the blues

Well I sat and I listened to the shoe shine boy
and I thought I was gonna jump with joy
he slapped on the shoe polish left and right
took the shoe shine rag and he held it tight

He stopped once to wipe the sweat away
I said, you mighty little boy, to be a-workin' that way
he said I like it, with a big wide grin
kept on a-poppin' and he said again

Get rhythm, when you get the blues
come on get rhyhtm, when you get the blues
it only costs a dime, just a nickle a shoe
but does a million dollars worth of good for you
get rhythm, when you get the blues

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