Mr Bojangles - Robbie Williams

           (Transcribed by Andy Clark - youtube.com/andyclarkpiano - facebook.com/andyclarkpiano)

Intro

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Verse 1

             
I knew a man  

           
       Bojangl

             
es and he'll d

           
ance for you  

      
    
        
          In w

                  
orn out shoes
             
    With silve

           
r hair,       

              
a ragged shirt

           
       and bag

            
gy pants      

 
        
         He wo

              
uld do the old

   
    soft shoe
        
         He wo

            
uld jump so hi

            
gh,         ju

           
mp so high    

           
              

     
    
          
then he’d ligh

          
tly           

                   
touch down



Verse 2 

             
    He told me

           
 of a time    

              
he worked with

           
    -    with 

             
 minstrel show

  
s         
        
        travel

           
ing throughout

 the south
             
   He spoke wi

           
th tears     f

             
or 15 years, h

           
ow his,    how

              
 his dog and h

   
e,     
        
         they 

       
would travel a

bout
        
         But h

            
is dog up and 

              
died,         

        
              

          
  curled up an

           
d died      
          
      and afte

              
r 20 years he 

                         
still grieves



Verse 3

             
    He said “I

           
 dance now at 

           
     every cha

             
nce in Honky T

 
onks          

 
        
         for m

             
y drinks and t

         
ips
             
    But most t

           
he time I     

           
  spend behind

             
 these county 

                   
bars       
        
            yo

          
u see son I,  

 I drinks a bi

t
        
           The

            
n he shook his

              
 head,        

        
    O Lord,   

          
 when he shook

          
 his head
          
      I could 

              
swear I heard 

              
somebody say p

                          
lease, please



Chorus

            
     That’s Mr

             
. Bojangles,  

            
           Cal

             
ling Mr. Bojan

          
gles 
           
    Mr. Bojang

              
les   Come bac

             
k and dance, a

           
nd dance, and 

           
dance, please 

    
dance

           
     Mr. Bojan

             
gles,         

            
    Mr Bojangl

            
es            

       
 Mr. Bojangles
              
Come back and 

          
dance, and dan

           
ce, and dance,

                 
 please dance



Outro

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