Mr. Bojangles

[Guaranteed]

I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you in worn out shoes
Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy pants, that old soft shoe
He'd jump so high, he'd jump so high, will he likely touch down ?
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance.

I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was down and out
He looked to me to be the eye of age as he spoke right out
He talked of life, he talked of life, laughing slapped his leg stale
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance.

He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick all across the cell
He grabbed his pants for a better stance, oh he jumped so high and he clicked
up his heels
He let go laugh, he let go laugh, shook back his clothes all around
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance, yeah, dance.

He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs throughtout the south
He spoke with tears of 15 years of how his dog and him but just travelled all about
Hid dog up and died, he up and died, and after 20 years he still grieves
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance.

He said I dance now at every chance at honky-tonks for drinks and tips
But most of the time I spend behind these county bars,Ocause I drink so bitO
He shook his head, yes he shook his head, I heard someone ask him, OpleaseO,
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance, dance, Mr Bojangles, dance.

[maveric]

1. A masterpiece by Jerry Jeff Walker.

A live David Bromberg CD explains when and why he wrote that song.

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2. Gives me chills. nt

[no_hypocrisy]

8. You gotta hear Jerry Jeff do his song as well. Extraordinary.

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. Makes me cry everytime...

Even reading the words...sniffle.

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4. It's got that bittersweetness that emulates life so well that it just

jerks the tears right out of you. On top of being an absolutely beautiful tune.

It makes me tilt my head and blink a lot when I hear it in public.

[Redstone]

5. My favorite Jerry Jeff Walker quote:

After getting the shit stomped out of him by a crowd of bikers in a bar one night, he grinned up at them from the floor and said through his broken teeth: "Y'all bikers are a bunch of pussies. I been beat up a LOT worse by rodeo cowboys."

Redstone

[maveric]

6. I love that guy! "LA Freeway" is a great tune too.

And I hear that he's also a dem.

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7. That's fucking clever.

Pure defiance.