I mend shoes and make them good as new.”
Tardy Ted looked all round but he could not find the Fairy Shoemaker, but he recited his troubles any way.
The Fairy Shoemaker said,
“A rat-a-tat, tat, a rat-a-tat, too,
I could sew on a few buttons for you.”
Then Tardy Ted said, “I still have no neck tie to wear, for my old one is in shreds. How is it you are willing to take so much trouble for me?”
The Fairy Shoemaker replied,
“A rat-a-tat, tat, you’re a little lad,
Not always good, and not always bad.
The Fairy Shoemaker takes a turn,