Mister Bojangles

Jerry Jeff Walker

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I [C]knew a man Bo[CM7]jangles and he [C6]danced for you [C]
In [F]worn out [G]shoes
With [C]silver hair a [CM7]ragged shirt and [C6]baggy pants [C]
The [F]old soft [G]shoes
[F]He jumped so [C]high, [E]jumped so [Am]high
[D9]Then he lightly touched [G]down [G7]

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

[Am]Mister Bo[G]jangles
[Am]Mister Bo[G]jangles
[Am]Mister Bo[G]jangles
[C]dance

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

He danced for those at minstrel shows and country fairs
Throughout the South
He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and he
Traveled about
His dog up and died, he up and died
After twenty years he still grieved

Mister Bojangles (ter) dance

He said I dance now at ev'ry chance in honkytonks
For drinks and tips
But most of the time I spent behind these country bars
He said I drinks a bit
He shook his head and as he shook his head
I heard someone ask Please

Mister Bojangles (ter) dance

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