The Blacksmith — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

"Robert Barnes, my fellow fine,
Can you shoe this horse of mine?"
"Yes, good sir, that I can,
As well as any other man;
There's a nail, and there's a prod,
Now, good sir, your horse is shod."

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What are the words to The Blacksmith?
The lyrics to The Blacksmith are: "Robert Barnes, my fellow fine, / Can you shoe this horse of mine?" / "Yes, good sir, that I can, / As well as any other man; / There's a nail, and there's a prod, / Now, good sir, your horse is shod."
How many lines does The Blacksmith have?
"The Blacksmith" has 6 lines of verse.

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