You got your toecaps reinforced with steel
Hard-wearing sole and heel
Make those tired feet feel like new
Take your pickblack or Brown
Great for the country or the man in town
You re gonna need a quality shoe
You don t want no stand-by pair
Cos these ll take the wear and tear
Made to take good care of you
For that trip by road or rail
For extra grip on those rocky trails
You re gonna need a quality shoe
Now they maybe ain t too hot for dancing
But I don t foresee too much of that
You ain t exactly gonna be prancing
Around in the moonlight
With a cane and a top hat
If you could use a change of pace
And be excused from the rat race
Just take a look at what s on view
Lace em upwalk around
I guarantee you can t wear em down
You re gonna need a quality shoe
Now I wish you sunny skies
And happiness wherever you may go
But you got to realise
There ll be windthere ll be rain
And occasional snow
You re gonna want to smile in them
If you re gonna walk a mile in them
There ll be times when you ll be blue
To laugh at rainy days and then
Make your getaways in them
You re gonna need a quality shoe
You got your toecaps reinforced with steel
Hard-wearing sole and heel
Make those tired feet feel like new
Take your pickblack or Brown
Great for the country or the man in town
You re gonna need a quality shoe

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