Before presenting the song, spend some time with your children thinking of ways that your feet can move (walk, jump, skip, run, etc.). Explain how a long time ago children would wear out their shoes from lots of activity. They would often take their shoes to be repaired by a cobbler. A cobbler takes a hammer and fixes shoes by putting in special tacks to keep the shoes together.
Pretend to be a cobbler with a hammer and “pound” the steady beat before, during, and after the song. Pay close attention to hammering the steady beat and not the rhythm of the faster notes.
Verse 2
Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe.
Get it done by half past two.
Half past two is much too late.
Have it done by half past eight.