On the other hand,

"Me toe rags round me blistered feet, me face as brown's a toad"
A line from the song "Tramps and Hawkers"

I have actually seen evidence of this when I was travelling and stayed in the "Spike"(that gets mentioned in another song as well) otherwise known as the Camberwell Reception centre.The Long Distance Lads prefered this method of adorning the feet rather than the more conventional sock - so there.