Song of The Leprechaun or Fairy Shoemaker was written by Irish poet William Allingham (1824 – 1889).
Leprechauns are known to be shoemakers. At the end of the work day, they hide away the money they earned in a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
Song of The Leprechaun or Fairy Shoemaker is a perfect poem for St. Patrick’s Day. You can hear it sung in the mp3 below.
Song of The Leprechaun or
Fairy Shoemaker
Tip-tap, rip-rap,
Tick-a- tack-too!
Scarlet leather, sewn together,
This will make a shoe.
Left, right, pull it tight;
Summer days are warm;
Underground in Winter.
Laughing at the storm!
Big boots a-hunting,
Sandals in the hall,
White for a wedding-feast.
Pink for a ball.
This way, that way.
So we make a shoe;
Getting rich every stitch,
Tick-a-tack-too!
Rip-rap, tip-tap,
Tick-a-tack-too!
(A grasshopper on my cap!
Away the moth flew!)
Buskins for a Fairy Prince,
Brogues for his son, —
Pay me well, pay me well.
When the job is done!
Sung by Julia Niedermaier.
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
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