Mr. Bojangles-Harry Belafonte

[ti:Mr. Bojangles] [ar:Harry Belafonte] [al:The Best Of] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mr. Bojangles - Harry Belafonte [00:17.64]Oh I knew a man [00:19.95]Bojangles [00:21.57]And he'd dance for you [00:23.50] [00:25.94]In worn out shoes [00:28.68] [00:29.68]With silver hair [00:31.37]A ragged shirt [00:32.55]And baggy pants [00:34.42] [00:37.11]The old soft shoe [00:40.85] [00:41.97]He jump so high [00:45.41]He jump so high [00:47.84] [00:50.52]Then he'd lightly touch down [00:54.77] [00:56.64]Mr Bojangles [00:59.95] [01:02.14]Mr Bojangles [01:05.69] [01:07.81]Mr Bojangles [01:10.80] [01:12.12]Dance [01:15.05] [01:17.48]I met him in a cell [01:20.23]In New Orleans [01:21.56]I was down and out [01:28.68]He looked to me to be the eyes of age [01:34.35] [01:36.64]As he spoke right out [01:40.07] [01:41.58]He talked of life he talked of life [01:47.19] [01:48.68]He laughed slapped his leg and stepped [01:52.81] [01:54.43]He spoke the name "Bojangles" [01:57.67]And he danced a lick [01:59.61] [02:02.79]Across the cell [02:05.10] [02:05.91]He grabbed his pants [02:07.78]A better stance [02:08.90]And wow he jumped so high [02:11.47] [02:13.77]He clicked his heels [02:17.70] [02:18.64]He let go a laugh [02:21.63]He let go a laugh [02:24.38] [02:25.94]Shook back his clothes all around [02:31.93] [02:33.36]Mr Bojangles [02:39.04]Mr Bojangles [02:43.85] [02:44.73]Mr Bojangles [02:47.72] [02:49.21]Dance [02:51.15] [02:54.46]He danced with those at minstrel shows and county fairs [03:00.32] [03:02.69]Throughout The South [03:04.94] [03:05.63]He spoke with tears [03:07.50]Of fifteen years [03:09.49]Of how his dog and him [03:11.62] [03:14.24]Traveled about [03:17.17] [03:18.67]His dog up and died [03:21.66]His dog up and died [03:24.85] [03:25.78]After twenty years he still greives [03:31.27] [03:31.83]He said "now I dance [03:33.27]Every chance at [03:34.70]Honkey-tonks [03:36.95] [03:39.58]For drinks and tips [03:41.69] [03:43.13]But most of time [03:44.44]I spend behind these country bars [03:48.91] [03:51.03]Cause I drinks a bit " [03:54.59] [03:56.08]He shook his head [03:58.95]And as he shook his head [04:01.89] [04:03.14]I heard someone ask please [04:09.12] [04:10.87]Mr Bojangles [04:14.06] [04:16.43]Mr Bojangles [04:19.80] [04:22.04]Mr Bojangles [04:25.16] [04:26.99]Dance