Sammy Davis Jr - Mr. Bojangles (Live in Germany 1985)

Thank you, my friend CPL Dave Hoover for posting the wonderful music video of Sammy Davis Jr performing his cover of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band classic song Mr. Bojangles (Live in Germany 1985)
He was a class act.

"Mr. Bojangles" written by Jerry Jeff Walker
Lyrics
"I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you
In worn out shoes
With silver hair, a ragged shirt, and baggy pants
The old soft shoe
He jumped so high, jumped so high
Then he lightly touched down

I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
down and out
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
as he spoke right out
He talked of life, talked of life, he laughed
clicked his heels and stepped

He said his name "Bojangles" and he danced a lick
across the cell
He grabbed his pants and spread his stance,
Oh he jumped so high and then he clicked his heels
He let go a laugh, let go a laugh
and shook back his clothes all around

Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance

He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
throughout the south
He spoke through tears of 15 years how his dog and him
traveled about
The dog up and died, he up and died
And after 20 years he still grieves

He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks
for drinks and tips
But most the time I spend behind these county bars
'cause I drinks a bit
He shook his head, and as he shook his head
I heard someone ask him please

Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance.. "

FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Maj Marty Hogan CPT Scott Sharon CWO3 Dennis M. SSG William Jones SGT (Join to see) SP5 Mark Kuzinski PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO3 Bob McCord SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM MSG Andrew White Cynthia Croft SPC Margaret Higgins

Wow- that is a blast from the past

Good one Dave. Good morning.