Tap, tap, stitch and tap, making a pair of shoesLe scarpine per ballare, ballare, balleremo tutti il dìLe scarpine per ballare, ballare, balleremo ancora cosìIn the shoemaker's shop, this refrain would never stopAs he tapped away, working all the dayAt his bench there was he, just as busy as a beeLittle time to lose, for the boots and shoesBut his heart went pop inside the little shopWhen a lovely girl, said I'm all the worldShe had come to choose some pretty dancing shoesAnd he heard her say, in a charming wayShe used to set my feet a-dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing all the dayShoes to set my feet a-dancing, dancing, dancing all my cares awayThen he tapped and he stitched, for his fingers were bewitchedAnd he sewed a dream, into every seamMaking shoes oh so neat, just like magic on her feetAnd he hoped she'd know, that he loved her soBut she danced, danced, danced as though she were entrancedLike a spinning top, like a spinning topAll around the shop, on her dainty feetShe rolled to the street, and he heard her sayAnd she danced awayLe scarpine per ballare, ballare, balleremo tutti lìLe scarpine per ballare, ballare, balleremo ancora cosìShoes to set my feet a-dancing, dancing, dancing all my cares awayAll my cares away