JOHN DENVER - Mr Bojangles lyrics

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This song appears on two albums, and was first released on the whose garden was this? album, and has also been released on the changes album.<br><br>Knew a man bojangles and he danced for you<br>In worn out shoes<br>Silver hair ragged shirt and baggy pants<br>The old soft shoe<br><br>He jumped so high<br>He jumped so high<br>And he'd lightly touched down<br><br>Mr bojangles mr bojangles mr bojangles dance<br><br>Met him in a cell<br>New orleans he was down and out<br>He looked to me to be the eyes of age as he<br>He spoke right out<br><br>He talked about life<br>He talked of life<br>He lightly slapped his leg instead<br><br>He said the name bojangles and he danced a lick<br>Across the cell<br>He grabbed his pants and took a stance<br>And he jumped so high<br><br>He clicked his heels<br>And he let go a laugh<br>He let go a laugh<br>Shook his clothes all around<br><br>Mr bojangles mr bojangles mr bojangles dance<br><br>We danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs<br>Throughout the south<br>We spoke in tears of fifteen years<br>How his dog and him<br><br>They travelled about<br>The dog up and died<br>He up and died<br>After twenty years he still grieves<br><br>They said I dance now at every chance and honky tonks<br>For drinks and tips<br>But most the time I spend behind these county bars<br>Cause I drinks a bit<br><br>And he shook his head now<br>He shook his head<br>And I heard someone ask please<br><br>Mr bojangles mr bojangles hey mr bojangles dance<br><br>Words and music by walker