Mr. Bojangles

Jerry Jeff Walker/Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Intro

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I	knew a man	Bojangles and he	danced for you			In worn out	shoes

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With s	ilver hair a r	agged shirt and	baggy pants			The old soft	shoe

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He jumped so h	igh,	he	jumped so	high

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Then he’d	lightly touch	down	.

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I	met him in a	cell in N	ew Orleans				I was down and	out

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He	looked to me to	be the eyes of	age				as he spoke right	out

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He talked of l	ife,	he		talked of	life

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He laughed,	slapped his leg a	step

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Mr. Boj	angles	Mr. Bo	jangles	Mr. Bo	jangles	dance

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He	said his name Bo	jangles then he	danced a lick			across the	cell

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He	grabbed his pants, a	better stance, oh he	jumped so high			and he clicked his	heels

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He let go a	laugh	he		let go a	laugh

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Shook back his	clothes all	around

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Mr. Boj	angles	Mr. Bo	jangles	Mr. Bo	jangles	dance

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He	danced for those at	minstrel shows and co	unty fair	s		throughout the	south.

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He	spoke with tears of	15 years how his	dog and him			traveled	about

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His dog up and	died,	he		up and	died

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After 20 years	he still	grieves

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He	said I dance now	at every chance in	honky tonks		for drinks and	tips

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But	most the time I	spend behind these	county bars		’cause I drinks a	bit

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He shook his	head	and	as he shook his	head

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I heard someone	ask him	please

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Mr. Boj	angles	Mr. Bo	jangles	Mr. Bo	jangles	dance

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