Biography:
Jerry Jeff Walker (born Ronald Clyde Crosby in Oneonta, New York, on 16 March 1942; died 23 October 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known for writing the 1968 song "Mr. Bojangles".
During the late 1950s, Crosby was a member of a local Oneonta teen band called The Tones. The band traveled to Philadelphia to audition for Dick Clark's "American Bandstand", but were turned down. Members of the band found Dick Clark's
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- Mr. Bojangles
- Pissing In The Wind
- Backsliders Wine
- Broken Toys
- Charlie Dunn
- Couldnt Do Nothin Right
- Cowboy Boots And Bathing Suits
- Dear John Letter
- Dear John Letter Lounge
- Desperados Waiting For A Train
- Dont It Make You Wanna Dance
- Dust On My Boots
- Fading Lady
- Feel Like Hank Williams Tonite
- Flowers In The Snow
- Gettin By
- Getting By
- Gonzo Compadres
- Got Lucky Last Night
- Gringo In Belize
- Hairy Ass Hillbillies
- Hairy Ass Hillbilly
- Heart Of A Saturday Night
- Hill Country Rain
- I Feel Like Hank Williams
- I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight
- Its A Good Night For Singing
- Ive Got Boats To Build
- Jaded Lover
- La Freeway
- Leavin Texas
- Little Bird
- London Homesick Blues
- Love Changes Everything
- Mannys Hat Song
- Messin With Texas
- More Often Than Not
- Mr Bojangles
- Mr Bojangles On One Page
- My Old Man
- Navajo Rug
- No Roots In Ramblin
- Northeast Texas Women
- Old Beat Up Guitar
- Old Five And Dimers Like Me
- One Too Many Mornings
- Pickup Truck Song
- Please Let Me Be
- Pot Cant Call The Kettle Black
- Public Domain
- Railroad Lady
- Redneck Mother
- Rhythm Of The Rain
- Rockin Chair
- Rodeo Wind
- Sailing
- Sangria Wine
- Slim Chance And The Cant Hardly Playboys
- Some Go Home
- Song For The Life
- Stereo Chickens
- Stoney
- Takin It As It Comes
- That Old Beat Up Guitar
- The Dutchman
- The First Showboat
- The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder
- Viva Luchenbach
- What I Like About Texas
- Woman In Texas
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I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you
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In worn out shoes
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Silver hair ragged shirt and baggy pants
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that old soft shoe
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He'd jump so high he'd jump so high
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Then he lightly touched down
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Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles
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Mr Bojangles dance
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I met him in a cell
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in New Orleans I was
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down and out
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He looked to me to be the eye of age
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as he spoke right out
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He talked of life
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he talked of life
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laughing he slapped his leg a step
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Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles
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Mr Bojangles Dance
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C Cmaj7
He said the name Bojangles
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and he danced a lick
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across the cell
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He grabbed his pants for a better stance
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oh he jumped so high
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He Jumped so high
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and he clicked
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up his heels
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He let go laugh
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shook back his clothes all around
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Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles
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Mr Bojangles Dance
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He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
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throughtout the south
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He spoke with tears of 1 years
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of how his dog and him
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just travelled about
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His dog up and died
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up and died
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and after years he still grieves
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Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles
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Mr Bojangles Dance
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He said I dance
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at every chance
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at honky-tonks
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for drinks and tips
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But most of the time
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I spend behind
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these county bars
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I drink's a bit
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He shook his head
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and he shook his head
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I heard someone ask him please
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Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles
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Mr Bojangles Dance
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Jesca Hoop
Jésed
Jesper Kyd
Jess Chambers
Jess Dickinson
Jesse Ruben
Jesse Rutherford
Jesse Spencer
Jesse Stewart
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