The Shoemaker

[Intro ]
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As I walk through the streets of my village 
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In these shoes that my father made 
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By his own fair hand  here in Ireland In his shop at the bottom of the 
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square  
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He said son these boots aren't for walking      
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And they're not 
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For working the fields   
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Cos those are the pairs that everyone wears 
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These are for chasing your dreams  
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And daddy I'll write you a letter    So read it whenever you can  
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 Daddy I'm bound now for England today Gonna leave got to turn off the tide 
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I'll sail in the morn' on a sweet summer's dawn 
                                
Leaving those free shores behind 
 

Interlude 
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As we sat 
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In a bar on the dockyard     
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Sharing a pint of the pure  
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He said where will you go 
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When you step off that boat 
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When those boots hit the English shores  
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Maybe Manchester Liverpool or Salford      
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Or Birmingham Coventry too   
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Said daddy oh I know just where I'll go I'm bound 
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For the city of Leeds 
 

 
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 And daddy I'll write you a letter So read it whenever you can 
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And daddy I'm bound now for England today And I'll leave got to turn off the 
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tide     
                      
I'll sail in the morn' 
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On a sweet summer's dawn 
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Leaving those green shores behind 

Solo 
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Oh and daddy you've taught me so much  
                               
From years of watching you work 
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And now I'll walk in your shoes And follow in your steps 
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As I replant this family tree       
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And I'm setting up shop here in Leeds now   
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    On Ebenezer Street 
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Cause no matter the man we all need to stand 
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And for that we'll need shoes on our feet 
 

 
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 And daddy I'll write you this letter 
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For my shop at the bottom of this square 
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And daddy  I'm bound now for England today And I'll leave got to turn off 
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the tide     
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I'll sail in the morn' on a sweet summer's dawn Leaving my old life leaving 
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my island Leaving those green shores behind 
 

Outro 
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