The Little Shoemaker
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"The Little Shoemaker" is a popular song.
It is based on a French song, "Le petit cordonnnier," by Rudi Revil. The original French lyric was written by Francis Lemarque.
The English language lyrics were written by Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, Nathan Korb (Francis Lemarque), and John Turner.
In the United States, the best-selling version was recorded by The Gaylords, charting in 1954. In the United Kingdom, the song was the first charted hit for Petula Clark the same year.
The song has also been recorded by Rosemary Clooney, combining the English lyrics with some of the original French lyrics. It has also been recorded by Alma Cogan.
The recording by Alma Cogan was released in 1954 by HMV as catalog number 7M 219. The flip side was "Chiqui Chaqui".
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