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Mr. Bojangles
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends
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Please America welcome the original cosmic cowboy
From Austin, Texas Mr. Jerry Jeff Walker
Alright we'll do you a story song
It's about an old street dancer
And the stories he filled in to me
When we spent a long weekend in New Orleans
Well I knew a man Bojangles
And he'd dance for you
In worn out shoes
Silver hair and a ragged shirt baggy pants
He did the old Soft Shoe
He jumped so high
Jumped so high
Then he'd lightly touch down
I met him in a cell in New Orleans
I was down and out
Down and out
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
As the smoke ran out
He talked of his life
He talked of his life
He laughed, slapped his leg and stepped
He said his name, Bojangles
And he danced a lick
He danced across the cell
He grabbed his pants in better stance
And he jumped up high
Then he clicked his heels
He let go a laugh
He let go a laugh
Shook back his clothes all around
Well I'm Mr. Bojangles
He said I'm Mr. Bojangles
They call me Bojangles
'Cause I can dance
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He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
Throughout the south
He spoke through tears of fifteen years how his dog and him
They traveled about
Well the dog up and died, he up and died
After twenty years he still grieves
He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks
For drinks and tips
But most of the time I spend behind these county bars
'Cause I drinks a bit
He shook his head
And as he shook his head
I heard someone ask him please
Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles
Won't you dance
I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you
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