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Guess the 1970s song lyrics #196

1970. The songwriter was inspired by an encounter with a street performer in a New Orleans jail for public intoxication. The man used a pseudonym. He did a tap dance. Nina Simone also recorded a version of this song.
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Answer
I
knew
a
man
Bojangles
and
he'd
dance
for
you
In
worn
out
shoes
With
silver
hair
and
ragged
shirt
and
baggy
pants
The
old
soft
shoe
He
jumped
Answer
so
high
jumped
so
high
Then
he'd
lightly
touch
down
I
met
him
in
a
cell
in
New
Orleans
I
was
Down
and
out
He
looked
to
me
to
Answer
be
the
eyes
of
age
As
the
smoke
ran
out
He
talked
of
life
talked
of
life
laughed
Clicked
his
heels
and
stepped
He
said
his
name
Bojangles
and
Answer
he
danced
a
lick
Across
the
cell
He
grabbed
his
pants
and
feathered
stance
Oh
he
jumped
so
high
and
then
he
clicked
his
heels
He
let
go
a
Answer
laugh
let
go
a
laugh
Shook
back
his
clothes
all
around
Mr
Bojangles
Mr
Bojangles
Mr
Bojangles
dance
He
danced
for
those
at
minstrel
shows
and
county
fairs
Throughout
Answer
the
south
He
spoke
through
tears
of
15
years
how
his
dog
and
him
Traveled
about
The
dog
up
and
died
he
up
and
died
After
20
years
Answer
he
still
grieves
He
said
I
dance
now
at
every
chance
in
honky
tonks
For
drinks
and
tips
But
most
the
time
I
spend
behind
these
county
bars
Answer
Cause
I
drinks
a
bit
He
shook
his
head
and
as
he
shook
his
head
I
heard
someone
ask
him
please
Mr
Bojangles
Mr
Bojangles
Mr
Bojangles
dance
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