Sammy Davis, Jr. - Mr. Bojangles Lyrics

Lyrics Mr. Bojangles - Jr. , Sammy Davis




I knew a man, Bojangles, and
He'd dance for you
In worn out shoes, with silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants
He would do 'The old soft shoe'
He could jump so high
Jump so high
And then he'd lightly, touch down
I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
While I was down and out
He looked to me to be the very eyes of age
As he spoke right out
Talked of life, mmm
Lord he talked of life, whaha
Laughed, slapped his leg and stepped
He said his name was "Bojangles"
And he danced a lick right across the cell
He grabbed his pants, took a better stance, jumped up high
That's when he clicked his heels
Then he let go a laugh
Lord he let go a laugh, shook back his clothes all aroud
That was Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles
Lord, he could dance
He told me of the times he worked in Minstrel shows, travelling around the South
He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and he
They just travel all about
But his dog up and died
Dog up and died
And after twenty years he still grieved
He said "I dance now and every chance a Honky-Tonk, for my drinks and tips"
"For my drinks and tips"
But most of the time I spend behind these county bars
"You see son, I drinks a bit"
Then he his head
Lord, when he shis head
I could swear I heard someone say: "Please"
Mr. Bojangles
A Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, "Come back and dance"
Dance
Dance
Please, dance
Come on and dance now
A Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance
Why can't you come back and dance?
Please, Bojangles
Hmmmm, dance
Again Bojangles



Writer(s): JERRY JEFF WALKER


Sammy Davis, Jr. - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story
Album Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story
date of release
09-11-1999

1 Mr. Bojangles
2 With a Song in My Heart (Live)
3 Where or When - Live
4 You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - Live
5 Walkin' My Baby Back Home
6 The Party's Over
7 Unforgettable
8 People
9 Here I'll Stay
10 I'll Begin Again
11 Life Is a Woman
12 Something's Gotta Give (live)
13 The Birth of the Blues (Live)
14 Once In Love With Amy (Live)
15 If It's the Last Thing I Do (Live)
16 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (Live)
17 It's All Right With Me (live)
18 This Was My Love
19 My Funny Valentine
20 That Old Black Magic
21 I Guess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry
22 I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
23 Soliloquy
24 The Lady Is a Tramp
25 My Romance
26 Soon
27 Thou Swell
28 Lush Life
29 I Married an Angel
30 Come Back to Me (live)
31 Bye Bye Blackbird (live)
32 But Not for Me
33 Change Partners
34 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
35 A Lot of Livin' to Do
36 Begin The Beguine
37 Falling in Love With Love
38 Bye Bye Blackbird
39 Blame It on My Youth
40 A Stranger in Town
41 West Side Story Medley (live)
42 Lover, Come Back to Me!
43 Here's That Rainy Day
44 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
45 Teach Me Tonight
46 Ethel, Baby (live)
47 And This Is My Beloved (live)
48 'Deed I Do
49 The Birth of the Blues
50 Gonna Build A Mountain
51 There's A Small Hotel
52 April in Paris
53 The Candy Man
54 Bewitched
55 Me and My Shadow
56 I Want to Be With You




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