
Peak
2
Weeks
20
Score
4,886
Chart Year
1954
The Little Shoemaker is a popular song based on the French song, "Le petit cordonnier", by Rudi Revil. The original French lyric was written by Francis Lemarque (page in French). The English language lyrics were written by Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, Nathan Korb (Francis Lemarque) and John Turner.
Tap, tap, stitch and tap Making a pair of shoes Lei scarpini de bailare, bailare Bailaremos tutusi Lei scarpini de bailare, bailare Bailaremos con cosi In the shoemaker's shop, this refrain would never stop As he tapped away, working all the day At his bench, there was he, just as busy as a bee Little time to lose for the boots and shoes But his heart went pop inside the little shop When a lovely girl set him all a-whirl She had come to choose some pretty dancing shoes And he heard her say in a charming way Shoes to set my feet a-dancing, dancing Dancing, dancing all the day Shoes to set my feet a-dancing, dancing Dancing all my cares away Then he tapped and he stitched for his fingers were bewitched And he sewed a dream into every seam Making shoes, oh so neat, just like magic on her feet And he hoped she'd know that he loved her so But she danced, danced, danced as though she were entranced Like a spinning top all around the shop On her dainty feet she whirled in the street And he heard her say as she danced away Lei scarpini de bailare, bailare Bailaremos tutusi Lei scarpini de bailare, bailare Bailaremos con cosi Shoes to set my feet a-dancing, dancing Dancing all my cares away All my cares away
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 30, 1954 | 16 | 110 |
| 2 | Jul 7, 1954 | 12 | 114 |
| 3 | Jul 14, 1954 | 10 | 116 |
| 4 | Jul 21, 1954 | 3 | 123 |
| 5 | Jul 28, 1954 | 5 | 121 |
| 6 | Aug 4, 1954 | 3 | 123 |
| 7 | Aug 11, 1954 | 3 | 123 |
| 8 | Aug 18, 1954 | 7 | 119 |
| 9 | Aug 25, 1954 | 4 | 122 |
| 10 | Sep 1, 1954 | 4 | 122 |
| 11 | Sep 8, 1954 | 3 | 123 |
| 12 | Sep 15, 1954 | 2 | 124 |
| 13 | Sep 22, 1954 | 5 | 121 |
| 14 | Sep 29, 1954 | 8 | 118 |
| 15 | Oct 6, 1954 | 10 | 116 |
| 16 | Oct 13, 1954 | 13 | 113 |
| 17 | Oct 20, 1954 | 16 | 110 |
| 18 | Oct 27, 1954 | 25 | 101 |
| 19 | Nov 3, 1954 | 27 | 99 |
| 20 | Nov 10, 1954 | 26 | 100 |