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[Verse 1]
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I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
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In worn out shoes
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Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants
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The old soft shoe
[Pre-Chorus 1]
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He jumped so high, he jumped so high.
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Then he lightly touched down
[Chorus 1]
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Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles
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Dance
[Verse 2]
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I met him in a cell in New Orleans, it was
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Down and out
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He looked to me to be the eyes of age as he,
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He spoke right out
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He talked about life, he talked of life,
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laughing, slapped his leg instead
[Verse 3]
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He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick
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Across the cell
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He grabbed his pants, he took a stance, he jumped so high
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He clicked his heels
[Pre-Chorus 3]
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He let go a laugh, let go a laugh,
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Shook his clothes all around
[Chorus]
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Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles
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Dance
[Verse 4]
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He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
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Throughout the South
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He spoke with tears of 15 years, how his dog and him
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They’d travel about
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The dog up and died, he up and died,
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After 20 years he still grieves
[Verse 5]
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He said "I dance now at every chance at honky-tonks
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for drinks and tips
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But most of the time I spend behind these county bars,
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‘cause I drinks a bit"
[Pre-Chorus 5]
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He shook his head, now, he shook his head,
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I heard someone ask, “please?”
[Chorus 2]
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Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles
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Dance
