Shoeshine Man-Tom T.Hall

[ti:Shoeshine Man] [ar:Tom T.Hall] [al:Ultimate Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Shoeshine Man - Tom T.Hall [00:08.85]Well, I met the man in Montgomery, Alabama [00:10.55] [00:12.12]I was waitin' on a bus and he was shinin' shoes [00:14.02] [00:16.14]And I heard him say [00:16.89] [00:18.99]I'm a shoeshine man, number one in the land [00:22.78] [00:24.81]A shoeshine man, make you shine where you stand [00:28.38] [00:30.40]Leave me a tip if you can, I'm a shoeshine man [00:33.83] [00:36.34]Well, I can sing, I can dance, I can play the harmonica too [00:39.22] [00:41.99]I got a brand new thing called the southside Montgomery Blues [00:44.91] [00:47.44]You better stick around and watch me 'cause I'm an entertainin' fool [00:50.63] [00:52.32]I'm a shoeshine man, number one in the land [00:56.16] [00:58.20]A shoeshine man, make you shine where you stand [01:01.67] [01:03.67]Leave me a tip if you can, I'm a shoeshine man [01:07.03] [01:09.67]Well, I learned my trade from that rag-poppin' daddy of mine [01:12.69] [01:15.02]He shined a pair of alligators, made a hundred-dollar bill one time [01:18.00] [01:20.54]Said, "When that meat gets scarce, I shine two or three pairs for a dime" [01:23.54] [01:25.45]I'm a shoeshine man, number one in the land [01:29.02] [01:31.24]A shoeshine man, make you shine where you stand [01:34.68] [01:36.87]Leave me a tip if you can, I'm a shoeshine man [01:40.07] [01:59.21]I had a girl that helped me, she had a lotta hoochie-coochie ways [02:02.32] [02:04.72]She was bumpin' and grindin', paid that girl a dollar a day [02:07.84] [02:10.18]But she was shy on age and the law come and took her away [02:13.39] [02:15.04]I'm a shoeshine man, number one in the land [02:18.89] [02:20.82]A shoeshine man, make you shine where you stand [02:24.55] [02:26.45]Leave me a tip if you can, I'm a shoeshine man