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Mr Bojangles

By:  Jerry Jeff Walker 1968 [1]
Performed: Neil Diamond
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I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you, in worn out shoes
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With silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants, the old soft shoe
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He jumped so high, jumped so high, then he lightly touched down
 
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I met him in a cell down in New 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 life, talked of life, he laughed slapped his leg a step
 
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Mr Bojanges Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles dance
 
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He said his name Bojangles then he danced a lick, across the cell
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He grabbed his pants for a better stance he jumped so high, and he clicked his heels
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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
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He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and he, travelled about
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His dog up and died, he up and died, after twenty years he still greaved
 
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Mr Bojanges Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles dance
 
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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 of 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, I heard someone ask please
 
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Mr Bojanges Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles go on and dance

Created 2010 Jun 08 22:41

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