“I had no shoes and I pitied myself. Then I met a man who had no feet,so I took his shoes.”
“I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I said, "Got any shoes you’re not using?”
“I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.”
“I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.”
“I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet”
“I try to put myself in another man’s shoes. Or a woman’s, if she has large enough feet.”