Mr. Bojangles Lyrics - John Mceuen

I knew a man Bojangles 

Always danced with worn out shoes 

The silver hair, a ragged shirt 

And bare ragged paints 

The old soft shoe 

He jumps so high 

He jumps so high and 

Then he lightly touches down 

i met him in a New orleans cafè 

He was down and out 

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I knew a man, Bojangles, and he danced for you 

in worn out shoes. 

With silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants, 

the old soft shoe. 

He jumped so high, jumped so high, then he lightly touched down. 

I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was 

so down and out. 

He looked at me to be the eyes of age, 

as he spoke right out. 

He talked of life, he talked of life. He laughed, clicked heels instead. 

Mister Bojangles 

Mister Bojangles 

Mister Bojangles, 

dance! 

He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs 

throughout the South. 

He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and he 

traveled about. 

His dog up and died, dog up and died, after twentyyears he still grieved. 

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. 

He said, I drink a bit. 

He shook his head and as he shook his head I heard someone ask, please 

Mister Bojangles 

Mister Bojangles 

Mister Bojangles, 

dance! 

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was formed early 1966 with roots in folk and country music. After four LP, of which only the first had charted briefly, the band decided to break up. In June 1969, however, the band come back together with the single "Mr. Bojangles" by Jerry Jeff Walker, their only top 10 hit.