Mr. Bojangles

A popular song from 1968
Words and music by Jerry Jeff Walker

The sheet music:

Mr Bojangles – Sheet MusicDownload

Lyrics

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

Refrain
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance

  1. I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
    Down and out
    He looked at me to be the eyes of age
    As he spoke right out
    He talked of life, talked of life
    He laughed, slapped his leg a step
  2. He said the name, Bojangles
    Then he danced a lick across the cell
    He grabbed his pants a better stance
    Oh, he jumped up high
    He clicked his heels
    He let go a laugh, let go a laugh
    Shook back his clothes all around
  3. He danced for those at minstrel shows
    And county fairs throughout the south
    He spoke with tears of fifteen years
    How his dog and he travelled about
    His dog up and died, he up and died
    After twenty years he still grieved
  4. 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
    He said, “I drinks a bit”
    He shook his head and as he shook his head
    I heard someone ask please