Tap, tap, stitch and tap, making a pair of shoes
Le scarpine per ballare, ballare, balleremo tutti il dì
Le scarpine per ballare, ballare, balleremo ancora così
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, said I'm all the world
She had come to choose some pretty dancing shoes
And he heard her say, in a charming way
She used 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, like a spinning top


All around the shop, on her dainty feet
She rolled to the street, and he heard her say
And she danced away
Le scarpine per ballare, ballare, balleremo tutti lì
Le scarpine per ballare, ballare, balleremo ancora così
Shoes to set my feet a-dancing, dancing, dancing all my cares away
All my cares away