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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr Bojangles
I KNEW A MAN BOJANGLES AND HE DANCED FOR YOU,
IN WORN OUT SHOES,
SILVER HAIR AND RAGGED SHIRT AND BAGGY PANTS,
THE OLD SOFT SHOE,
HE JUMPED SO HIGH, HE JUMPED SO HIGH,
AND THEN HE’D LIGHTLY TOUCH DOWN,
I MET A MAN WHO SAILED IN NEW ORLEANS,
I WAS DOWN AND OUT,
HE LOOKED TO ME TO BE THE EYES OF AGE,
AS THE SMOKE RAN OUT,
HE TALKED OF LIFE, HE TALKED OF LIFE, HE LAUGHED,
CLICKED HIS HEELS AND STARED,
HE SAID HIS NAME BOJANGLES AND HE DANCED A LICK,
ACROSS THE SAIL,
HE GRABBED HIS PANTS AND FAIRED HIS STANCE
FOR HE JUMPED SO HIGH,
AND THEN HE CLICKED HIS HEELS,
HE LET GO A LAUGH, HE LET GO A LAUGH,
SHOOK BACK HIS CLOTHES ALL AROUND,
CHORUS
MR BOJANGLES x 3
DANCE
HE DANCED FOR THOSE AT MINSTREL SHOWS AND COUNTY
FAIRS, THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH,
HE SPOKE THROUGH TEARS OF 15 YEARS HOW HIS DOG AND HIM,
TRAVELLED ABOUT,
THE DOG UP AND DIED, HE UP AND DIED,
AFTER 20 YEARS HE STILL GRIEVES,
SET A DANCE NOW IN EVERY CHANCE AND HONKY TONK,
FOR DRINKS AND TIPS,
BUT MOST THE TIME IS SPENT BEHIND THESE COUNTY BARS,
COS HE OUTDRINKS A BIT,
HE SHOOK HIS HEAD, AND AS HE SHOOK HIS HEAD,
I HEARD SOMEONE ASK HIM PLEASE, PLEASE,
CHORUS