The English language lyrics were written by Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, Nathan Korb (Francis Lemarque) and John Turner.
In the United Kingdom, the song was the first charted hit for Petula Clark the same year.
[3] In Australia, a version of the song was released on the Decca label, catalogue number Y 6605, by Frank Weir & His Saxophone And Orchestra, with vocals by The Michael Twins, in 1954.
Her recording was released in 1954 by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog numbers B 10698 and 7M 219.
The Swedish version "Den lille skomakaren" with lyrics by Karl-Lennart was recorded by Britt-Inger Dreilick (recorded in Stockholm 3 September 1954), by Pia Lang and by the 15 year old child artist Inger Axö.