Mr. Bojangles chords by Jerry Lee Lewis, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Roger McGuinn
Verse 1
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I knew a man
Bojangles and he'd dance for you
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In worn out shoes
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Silver hair and ragged shirt
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and baggy pants
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The old soft shoe
He jumped so high
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He jumped so high
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And then he lightly touched down
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I met him in a cell in New Orleans
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I was Down and out
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He looked to me to be
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the eyes of Asia
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As the smoke ran out
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He talked of life
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Talked of life, laughed,
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clicked his heels and stared
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Said his name Bojangles and he danced
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a leg
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Across the cell,
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grabbed his pants
and feathered stance
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Whoa, he jumped so high,
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and then he clicked his heels
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He let go of a laugh,
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he let go of a laugh
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He shook back his clothes all around
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Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles
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He for those at
minstrel shows
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and county fairs
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Throughout the South
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He spoke through tears
of fifteen years
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how his dog and him
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Travelled about
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The dog up and died,
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he up and died
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After twenty years he still grieved
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He said a dance now at every
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chance in Honkytonk
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For drinks and tips
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But most of the time I spend
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behind these county bars
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Cause I drink so big
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He shook his head,
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and as he shook his head
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I heard someone ask him please
Please
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Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles
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Dance
Outro 1
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Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Lee Lewis, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Roger McGuinn
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