Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues
Come on, get rhythm when you get the blues
Get a rock 'n' roll feelin' in your bones

Put taps on your toes and get gone
Get rhythm when you get the blues


A Little shoeshine boy never gets low down
But he's got the dirtiest job in town
Bendin' low at the peoples' feet

On the windy corner of the dirty street
Well, I asked him while he shined my shoes
How'd he keep from gettin' the blues

He grinned as he raised his little head
Popped a shoeshine rag and then he said


Get rhythm when you get the blues
Come on, get rhythm when you get the blues
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


Get rhythm when you get the blues
Come on , get rhythm when you get the blues
Get a rock 'n' roll feelin' in your bones

Put taps on your toes and get gone
Get rhythm when you get the blues


Well, I sat down to listen to the shoeshine boy
And I thought I was gonna jump for joy
Slapped on the shoe polish left and right

He took a shoeshine rag and he held it tight
He stopped once to wipe the sweat away
I said you're a 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 rhythm when you get the blues
It only costs a dime, just a nickel a shoe

Does a million dollars worth of good for you
Get rhythm when you get the blues