I sit and cobble at slippers and shoon From the rise of sun to the set of moon Cobble and cobble as best I may Cobble all night and cobble all day And I sit as I cobble this doleful day.
The stouter I cobble the less I earn For the soles ne'er crack nor the uppers turn. The better my work the less my pay, But work can only be done one way.
And as I cobble with needle and thread I judge the world by the way they tread. Heels worn thick and soles worn thin Toes turned out and toes turned in There’s food for thought in a sandal skin.
For prince and commoner, poor and rich Stand in need of the cobbler’s stitch Why then worry what lies before, Hangs this life by a thread no more.
I sit and cobble at slippers and shoon From the rise of sun to the set of moon Cobble and cobble as best I may Cobble all night and cobble all day And I sit as I cobble this doleful lay.