Giuseppe El Zapatero
Carlos Gardel
Giuseppe The Shoemaker
The tick, tock, tuck
He spends all day
Giuseppe the shoemaker
Cheerful mender
Chewing on the Tuscan
And being thrifty
Because he wants his son
To study to be a doctor
The man in his joy
Does not fear sacrifice
That's how life goes
Happy and good-natured
Oh, if only she were here, son
Your dear mother!
The memory saddens him
And a tear rolls down
Humming the violet
Don Giuseppe is happy
He has put down the awl
His son graduated
With the money saved up
He put a sign on the door
The lobby fixed up
Consulting room with comfort
The tick, tock, tuck
Don Giuseppe works
It's been a week already
His son got married
The bride has a farm
And they say she's very rich
The son needs
To establish himself
The tick, tock, tuck
Don Giuseppe has returned
Once again all day
He works without stopping
And the villagers say
Neighbors from his homeland
Giuseppe is sad
And he wants to hide it
