Mr Bojangles

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I  knew a man  Bojangles 
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  And he'll dance for  you       
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    In  worn out shoes       
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   With silver hair  and ragged shirt  baggy  pants       
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    He would do the  old soft shoe 

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   He would  jump so high 
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  Jump   so hi- igh    
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    Then he lightly   touched down       

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   Told me of the time 
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   He worked with,  with minstrel  show s     
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   Travelling trough out the south       
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  He spoke with tears  for fifteen years 
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How  his how his dog and  he       
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   They would  travel about 
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   But his  dog up and died             
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           Got up and died 
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   After twenty years he still grieves 

He said 

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  I dance now  at  every chance in honky  tonks       
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   For my  drinks and tips       
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   But most the time  I, I  spend behind these country  bars       
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   You see son  I,I drink a bit 


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   Then he  shook his head          
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   Oh  Lord,  when he shook his head 
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   I can swear I heard somebody saying please, please   

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   That's mister Bo jangles 
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   Calling mister Bo jangles 
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  Mister Bo jangles come back and  dance and  dance 
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And  dance please  dance 

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   Mister Bo jangles 
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   Mister Bo jangles 
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   Mister Bo jangles come back and  dance and  dance 
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And  dance please  dance       
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   Come back and  dance again  mister Bojan gle s