Shoeshine Man Lyrics - Storyteller Poet Philosopher - Tom T. Hall

Well I met a man in Montgomery Alabama 

I was waitin' on a bus and he was shinin' shoes and I heard him say 

I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land 

A shoeshine man make you shine where you stand 

Leave me a tip if you can I'm a shoeshine man 

Well I can sing I can dance I can play the harmonica too 

I got a brand new thing on the South Side Montgomery Blues 

You better stick around and watch me cause I'm an entertainin' fool 

I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land... 

Well I learned my trade from that rag-poppin' daddy o'mine 

He shined twelve alligators made a hundred dollar bill one time 

And when the meat gets scarce I shine two or three pairs for a dime 

I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land... 

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I had a girl that helped me she had a lotta hoochy coochy ways 

She was bumping and grinding paid that girl a dollar a day 

But she was shy on age and the law come and took her away 

I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land... 

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