Artist: | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (English) |
User: | Claude St Louis |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
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I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you in worn out shoes
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Silver hair a ragged shirt and baggy pants the old sof' 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 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 he talked of life laughed, clicked his heels and
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stepped
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He said his name Bojangles and he danced a lick across the cell
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he grabbed his pants and feathered stance for he jumped so high then he
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clicked his heels He let go a laugh let go a laugh shook back
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his clothes all around
[Chorus]
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Mr.Bojangles
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Mr.bojangles
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Mr.bojangles wont you dance
[Verse 2]
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He danced for those in minstral shows and county fairs throughout the
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south
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He spoke through tears of fifteen years how his dog and him traveled
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about
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the dog up and died he up and died after twenty years he still
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grieved
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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 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
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him please PLEASE
[Chorus]
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Mr.Bojangles
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Mr.Bojangles
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Mr.Bojangles wont you dance