Mr. Bojangles lyrics
Song information
Artist: Jerry Jeff Walker Album: Great Gonzos
Lyrics
I knew a man bojangles and he danced for you, in worn out shoes With silver hair a ragged shirt and baggy pants He did the old soft shoe He jumped so high, jumped so high Then he lightly touched down
Chorus: Mister bojangles, mister bojangles Mister bojangles, dance
I met him in a cell in new orleans I was down and out He looked at me to be the eyes of age as he spoke right out He talked of life, talked of life, he laughed slapped his leg a step
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He said his name, bojangles Then he danced a lick, across the cell He grabbed his pants a better stance oh he jumped up high He clicked his heels, he let go a laugh, let go a laugh Shook back his clothes all around
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He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs throughout the south He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and he traveled about His dog up and died, up and died After twenty years he still grieved
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He said, "i dance now at every chance in honky tonks for drinks and tips But most the time I stand behind these county bars and I drinks a bit." He shook his head and as he shook his head I heard someone ask him please
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