Lyrics:
Put On An Old Pair Of Shoes [Version (a)]:
Put on an old pair of shoes and we'll go walking down the alley
Maybe we'll run into Sally and the crowd we used to know
Put on an old pair of shoes and even though we're close to raggy
We'll go down and call on Maggie and Joe
We'll always find fair weather when the old gang gets together
We don't care whether we're broke or in the dough
We'll find the dreams left behind in all the old familiar places
As we mend the broken laces of an old pair of shoes
Put on an old pair of shoes and we'll go walking down the alley
Maybe we'll run into Sally and the crowd we used to know
Put on an old pair of shoes and even though we're close to raggy
We'll go down and call on Maggie and Joe
We'll always find fair weather when the old gang gets together
We don't care whether we're broke or in the dough
We'll find the dreams left behind in all the old familiar places
As we mend the broken laces of an old pair of shoes
The Song:
In order for it to feel more authentic, Beck filled out his Song Reader book with fragments of songs and melodies, as well as fictional album collections and song titles. The back of "Saint Dude" lists five such albums, and "Put On An Old Pair Of Shoes" is part of The Manly Family Song Album.
Many of these titles on the back of "Saint Dude" are references to older songs, and "Put On An Old Pair Of Shoes" is from 1935. It appears to be a barbershop quartet song.
In order for it to feel more authentic, Beck filled out his Song Reader book with fragments of songs and melodies, as well as fictional album collections and song titles. The back of "Saint Dude" lists five such albums, and "Put On An Old Pair Of Shoes" is part of The Manly Family Song Album.
Many of these titles on the back of "Saint Dude" are references to older songs, and "Put On An Old Pair Of Shoes" is from 1935. It appears to be a barbershop quartet song.