Mr Bojangles
by John DenverTranspose
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MR. BOJANGLES – John Denver
Capo op 3e
Intro:
Thema*
I
knew a man
Bo -
jangles and he&rsqu
o;ll dance for
you
In worn out
shoes
With
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
Chorus:
Mr. bo-
jangles,
Mr. bo-
jangles,
Mr. bo-
jangles,
Dance
I
met him in a
Cell in New
Orleans, when
I was …
Down and
out
He
looked to me to
Be the
eyes of
age
He spoke right
out
He
talked of
life,
He talked of
life
He laughed, clicked his heels
instead
He
said his name,
Bo -
jangles, then he
danced a lick
Across the
cell
He
grabbed his pants a
Better stance, he
jumped up high
He clicked his
heels
He let go a
laugh
He
let go a
laugh
Shook back his clothes all a-
round
Chorus:
Mr. bo-
jangles,
Mr. bo-
jangles,
Mr. bo-
jangles,
Dance
He
danced for those at
Minstrel shows and
country fairs
Throughout the
South
He
spoke with tears
Of
15 years, how his
dog and him
Travelled a-
bout
His dog up and
died,
Up and
died
After 20 years he still
greaves
He
said “I dance now at
Ev’ ry chanc
e in honky
tonks
For drinks and
tips
But
most the time
I
spend behind these
country bars
‘Cause I dri
nk a bit’”
He shook his
head, and
As he shook his
head
I
heard someone ask him
“ple
ase”
Chorus:
Mr. bo-
jangles,
Mr. bo-
jangles,
Mr. bo-
jangles,
Dance
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