Lyrics and translation Nina Simone - Mr. Bojangles (1993 Remastered)
I
knew
a
man
Bojangles
Je
connais
un
homme
Bojangles
And
he
danced
for
you
Et
il
a
dansé
pour
toi
In
worn
out
shoes
Dans
des
souliers
usés
With
silver
hair,
a
ragged
shirt
Avec
des
cheveux
argentés,
une
chemise
en
lambeaux
And
baggy
pants,
the
old
soft
shoe
Et
un
pantalon
baggy,
les
vieilles
chaussures
souples
He
jumped
so
high,
he
jumped
so
high
Il
saute
si
haut,
il
saute
si
haut
Then
he
lightly
touched
down
Puis
il
atterrit
légèrement
I
met
him
in
a
cell
in
New
Orleans
Je
l'ai
rencontré
dans
une
cellule
à
la
Nouvelle-Orléans
I
was
down
and
out
J'étais
dans
la
rue
He
looked
at
me
to
be
the
eyes
of
age
Il
m'a
regardé
comme
les
yeux
de
la
vieillesse
As
he
spoke
right
out
Comme
il
le
disait
tout
de
go
He
talked
of
life,
he
talked
of
life
Il
a
parlé
de
la
vie,
il
a
parlé
de
la
vie
He
laughed,
slapped
his
leg
a
step
Il
a
ri,
a
tapé
des
pieds
He
said
his
name,
Bojangles
Il
a
dit
son
nom,
Bojangles
And
he
danced
a
lick
across
the
cell
Et
il
a
dansé
un
air
à
travers
la
cellule
He
grabbed
his
pants
Il
a
saisi
son
pantalon
In
fettered
stance
Dans
une
posture
enchaînée
Oh,
he
jumped
up
high
Oh,
il
a
sauté
haut
Then
he
clicked
his
heels
Puis
il
a
cliqué
ses
talons
He
let
go
a
laugh,
he
let
go
a
laugh
Il
a
laissé
échapper
un
rire
Shook
back
his
clothes
all
around
Il
secoue
ses
vêtements
partout
Mr.
Bojangles,
Mr.
Bojangles
M.
Bojangles,
M.
Bojangles
Mr.
Bojangles,
dance!
M.
Bojangles,
danse
!
He
danced
for
those
Il
a
dansé
pour
ceux
At
minstrel
shows
and
county
fairs
Dans
les
spectacles
de
ménestrels
et
les
foires
de
comté
Throughout
the
south
Dans
tout
le
Sud
He
spoke
with
tears
of
15
years
Il
a
parlé
avec
des
larmes
de
15
ans
How
his
dog
and
him
traveled
about
Comment
son
chien
et
lui
voyageaient
His
dog
up
and
died,
he
up
and
died
Son
chien
a
fini
par
mourir
After
20
years
he
still
grieves
Après
20
ans,
il
est
toujours
en
deuil
He
said
I
dance
now
Il
a
dit
que
je
danse
maintenant
At
every
chance
in
honky
tonks
À
chaque
occasion
dans
les
honky
tonks
For
drink
and
tips
Pour
le
verre
et
les
pourboires
But
most
of
the
time
Mais
la
plupart
du
temps
I
spend
behind
these
county
bars
Je
passe
derrière
ces
barreaux
de
comté
Cause
I
drinks
a
bit
Parce
que
je
bois
un
peu
He
shook
his
head
Il
a
secoué
la
tête
And
as
he
shook
his
head
Et
alors
qu'il
secoua
la
tête
I
heard
someone
ask
him
J'ai
entendu
quelqu'un
lui
demander
Please,
please
S'il
vous
plaît,
s'il
vous
plaît
Mr.
Bojangles,
Mr.
Bojangles
M.
Bojangles,
M.
Bojangles
Mr.
Bojangles,
dance!
M.
Bojangles,
danse
!
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1
Backlash Blues
2 The Look of Love
3 My Man's Gone Now (From "Porgy and Bess")
4 I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl
5 Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)
6 Ain't Got No, I Got Life (From the Musical Production "Hair")
7 Do I Move You - Version II
8 Save Me
9 In the Morning
10 Let It Be Me
11 Compensation
12 Turn Me On
13 Mr. Bojangles (1993 Remastered)
2 The Look of Love
3 My Man's Gone Now (From "Porgy and Bess")
4 I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl
5 Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)
6 Ain't Got No, I Got Life (From the Musical Production "Hair")
7 Do I Move You - Version II
8 Save Me
9 In the Morning
10 Let It Be Me
11 Compensation
12 Turn Me On
13 Mr. Bojangles (1993 Remastered)
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