Old Blue - MR. BOJANGLES

Artist: Old Blue Song: Mr. Bojangels MR. BOJANGLES (Jerry Jeff Walker) I knew a man Bojangles and he’d danced for you In worn out shoes Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants He did the old soft shoe He jumped so high Jumped so high Then he’d lightly touched down I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was Down and out He looked to me to be the eyes of age As his spoke right out We talked of life Talked of life He laughed and slapped his leg instead He said his name Bojangles and he danced a lick Across the cell He grabbed his pants for a better stance Then he jumped so high And he clicked his heels He let go a laugh Let go a laugh Shook back his clothes all around Mr. Bojangles Mr. Bojangles Mr. Bojangles Dance He danced for those in minstrel shows and county fairs Throughout the south He spoke in tears of fifteen years Of how his dog a
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