Mr. Bojangles

I was borned in Coffmen county Texas at was in 11th of September eighteen and eightysix

Come to California in nineteen six

I didn't haft to go to world's war one or to old for world's war two

One good thing and was always been proud of

I was the youngest in the family and the rest where all married and
I taken good care of my mother and father as long as they lived

There a fella up here at the post office one day he was a pettin' him

I says to him that dog you have no idea how smart he is
I just thought I'd tell ya
You ain't tellin' me nothing, I know all about
Kids would come here, we wanna here old Ted sing an them days
I fooled with him more then

I could just come inst this way
I want you to sing now, do do do wooo

Now I have to take the harp an make a sound before he'll sing
Teddy come here come on, come on out from under there
You know sit down, sit down Teddy

Now here I want you to sing, sing these folks a song, sing thee old rugged Cross listen, cord with this now here

Yo, doo, doo
Sing, oohhh
Woo, woo

I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you

In worn out shoes
Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants

The old soft shoe
He jumped so high, he jumped so high

Then he 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 the smoke ran out
He talked of life, he talked of life
He laughed, clicked his heels and stepped

He said his name, Bojangles and he danced a lick

Across the cell
He grabbed his pants an feathered stance, four, he jumped so high

Then he clicked his heels
He let go a laugh, he let go a laugh

Shook back his clothes all around
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance

He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
Through out the south

He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and him
Traveled about

The dog up and died
He up and died
After twenty years he still grieves

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
'Cause, I drinks a bit'
He shook his head and as he shook his head

I heard someone ask him, please,
please
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance