I used to work and take a salary In a hole up near a foundry But it did not take me too long To get my boots on a 'So long' Long Spanish boots on a 'So long' I took a day job in Bethlehem I nearly threw in the towel then But it did not take me too long To get my boots on a 'So long' High Spanish boots on a 'So long' Dig it I took a Spanish haberdashery Restored with 15th Century tapestry But oh, Mr. Nesbitt got the best of me So I strapped on my boots and said: 'So long' Laced up my high boots and 'So long' Goodbye I am on a job you see 'Cause my old boots they mean too much to me Leather boots are just a mystery Put on my boots and said: 'So long' High Spanish boots on and 'So long' Put on my boots and said: 'So long' Those old Spanish boots Put on my boots and said: 'So long' High Spanish boots Yeah