By: Jerry Jeff Walker 1968
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Performed: Neil Diamond
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I | knew a man Bo | jangles 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 |
| Am | G | G | Am | G | G | Am | G | G | C |
| Mr Bo | janges | | Mr Bo | jangles | | Mr Bo | jangles | | dance |
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He | said his name Bo | jangles then he | danced a lick, | a | cross 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, | through | out 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 |
| Am | G | G | Am | G | G | Am | G | G | C |
| Mr Bo | janges | | Mr Bo | jangles | | Mr Bo | jangles | | 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 |
| Am | G | G | Am | G | G | Am | G | G | C |
| Mr Bo | janges | | Mr Bo | jangles | | Mr Bo | jangles | go on and | dance |
Created 2010 Jun 08 22:41
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