I knew a man Bojangles  And he'd dance for you  In worn out shoes     With silver hair a ragged shirt  And baggy pants  He would do the old soft shoe    He would jump so high  Jump so high  Then he lightly touch down    He told me of the time he worked with  Minstrel shows travelling  Throughout the south    He spoke with tears of fifteen years  How his dog and he  They would travel about.    But his dog up and died  He up and died  And after twenty years he still grieved    He said "I dance now  At every chance in the Honky Tonks  For my drinks and tips    But most the time I spend  Behind these country bars  You see on I drinks a bit"    Then he shook his head  Oh lord when he shook his head  I could swear I heard someone say please    Mister Bojangles  Call him Mister Bojangles  Mister Bojangles come back and dance please    Come back and dance again Mr Bojangles