Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues   Hey, get rhythm 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      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   Hey, 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      Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues   Hey, get rhythm 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 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 workin' that way   He said "I like it" with a big wide grin   He kept on a poppin' and he said again      "Get rhythm when you get the blues   Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues   Get a rock 'n' roll feelin' in your bones   Get taps on your toes and get gone   Get rhythm when you get the blues"