Peter Dawson - The Cobbler's Song from Chu Chin Chow

[hallr13]

good but not so good as paul robesons ver sion

[MsJester66]

my dad was a cobbler by trade and he used to play this and sing to me as a child

[squigleeds]

wow, this is my fathers song, and it never fails to move me

[EbenezerIan123]

My mother said that my grandfather sang with Peter Dawson on his visits to Southampton.

I played Paul Robeson singing this to an old people's group & we were reminded that cobblers no longer have a place in the community.

In my young days our shoes were always at the cobblers for repair.

[jonjamg]

@EbenezerIan123 Exactly so - my father could make a pair of leather shoes from start to finish! Cobblers are now called Timpsons in 866 locations!