Mr. Bojangles (as performed by Jerry Jeff Walker)

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I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you,    in worn out shoes.
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With silver hair a ragged shirt and baggy pants,    He did the old soft shoe.
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He jumped so high, jumped so high,     Then he lightly touched down.
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Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, dance.

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I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was down and out.
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He looked at me to be the eyes of age    as he spoke right out.
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He talked of life, talked of life,   he laughed slapped his leg a step.
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Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, dance.

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He said his name, Bojangles, then he danced a lick,   across the cell.
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He grabbed his pants a better stance oh he jumped up high, He clicked his heels, 
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he let go a laugh, let go a laugh,   Shook back his clothes all around.
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Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, dance.

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He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs     Throughout the south.
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He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and he   Traveled about.
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His dog up and died, up and died,   After twenty years he still grieved,
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Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, dance.

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He said, "I dance now at every chance in honky tonks    For drinks and tips.
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But most the time I spend behind these county bars,"   He said, "I drinks a bit."
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He shook his head and he shook his head,   I heard someone ask him please,
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Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, dance.

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