Mr. Bojangles Jerry Jeff Walker
[Verse 1]
[C]I knew a man Boja[C/B]ngles and he'd [Am]dance for you[Am/G]
[F] In worn out [G]shoes
[C]Silver hair and r[C/B]agged shirt and [Am]baggy pants[Am/G]
[F] He did the old so[G]ft shoe
[F] He jumped so h[C]igh
[C/B]jumped so h[Am]igh[Am/G]
[D9/F#]Then he'd lightly touch d[G]own
[Refrain]
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangles
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangels
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangels [C]dance[C/B]d[Am] [Am/G]
[Verse 2]
[C]I met him in a c[C/B]ell in New Orle[Am]ans[Am/G]
[F] I was down and o[G]ut
[C]He looked to me t[C/B]o be the eyes o[Am]f age[Am/G]
[F] As he spoke right o[G]ut
[F] He talked of [C]life
[C/B]talked of l[Am]ife[Am/G]
[D9/F#]He laughed slapped his leg a s[G]tep
[Refrain]
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangles
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangels
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangels [C]dance[C/B]d[Am] [Am/G]
[Verse 3]
[C]He said his name [C/B]Bojangles and he [Am]danced[Am/G]
[F] a lick ac[G]ross the cell
[C]He grabbed his pa[C/B]nts for a better [Am]stance[Am/G]
[F] then he jumped so h[G]igh
[F] clicked he heel[C]s
[C/B]He let go a l[Am]augh oh he let[Am/G] go a laugh
[D9/F#]Shook back his clothes all aro[G]und
[Refrain]
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangles
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangels
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangels [C]dance[C/B]d[Am] [Am/G]
[C]Said He danced for those at [C/B]minstrel shows and [Am]county fairs throughout the S[Am/G]outh
[F]He spoke with tears of fifteen y[G]ears
[C]how his dog and hi[C/B]m traveled a[Am]bout[Am/G]
[F]His dog up and di[C]ed He [C/B]up and di[Am]ed[Am/G]
[D9/F#]After twenty years he still gr[G]ieves
[Refrain]
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangles
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangels
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangels [C]dance[C/B]d[Am] [Am/G]
[C]Said he danced [C/B]now at every cha[Am]nce[Am/G]
[F]in honky-tonks for drinks and ti[G]ps
[C]But most o' the[C/B] time I spend be[Am]hind these cou[Am/G]nty bars
[F]Hell I drinks a b[G]it
[F]He shook his he[C]ad and as [C/B]he shook his h[Am]ead[Am/G]
[F]I heard someone ask him pl[G]ease
[Refrain]
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangles
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangels
[Am] Mister Bo [G]Jangels [C]dance[C/B]d [Am] [Am/G]
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