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Once there was a poor shoemaker and his lovely wife.....

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With his last scrap of leather.....

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As they lay, in their bed
The poor shoemaker said
I don’t know what we’ll do
If I can’t sell this shoe

Late that night, while they slept
In their door two elves crept
Those elves worked and sang too
As they finished that shoe

La la la, La la li,
La la li, La la loo,
We will help the poor shoemaker
And his wife too.

When the morning light broke.....

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In the door, came a man.....

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With the money he made.....

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With his two scraps of leather.....

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As they lay, in their bed.....

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Late that night, while they slept.....

La la la, La la li,
La la li, La la loo,
We will help the poor shoemaker
And his wife too.

When the morning light broke.....

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In the door, came a man.....

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With the money he made.....

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With his four scraps of leather.....

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To his wife, then he said
Let us not go to bed.....

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Late that night, while they hid.....

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La la la, La la li,
La la li, La la loo,
We will help the poor shoemaker
And his wife too.

When the elves then had gone.....

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So they worked
All day long
And they sang the elves song
La la la li la loo
While they made them clothes and shoes.

At the end of the day.....

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Late that night while they hid.....

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La la la, La la li,
La la li, La la loo
We give thanks to the shoemaker
And his wife too.

Then they danced in the street.....

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