Snippet from: The Leprachaun, by William Allingham

Little Cowboy, what have you heard,

Up on the lonely rath's green mound?

Only the plaintive yellow bird

Singing in sultry fields around,

Chary, chary, chary, chee-ee!-

Only the grasshopper and the bee?-

Tip-tap, rip-rap,

Tick-a-tack-too!

Scarlet leather, sewn together,

This will make a shoe.

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Abandoned shoes, photo by martthesquire

Some old, abandoned lady shoes, photo by martthesquire