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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Other songs:
- 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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Live version from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7V_L2uY4SA
[Verse 1]
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Well I found her in a pawnshop
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Somewhere up in Ohio
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Where I guess some rounder came up short
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And he had to let her go
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Cost me ninety dollars
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But she's worth much more by far
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Cause I never had a better friend
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Than that old beat up guitar
[Chorus]
F G
She didn't look like too much
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Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe
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But a lady has never faired as well
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Who'd traveled through so much
[Verse 2]
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She picked up the name of Angel
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In an old New Orleans bar
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Where a drunken poet drew one
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On the top of that guitar
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Old Dave Stovall he marked her
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Scratched the song right out of his heart
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Seems everyone who used her
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Scarred that old beat up guitar
[Chorus]
F G
She didn't look like too much
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Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe
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But a lady has never faired as well
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Who'd traveled through so much
[Verse 3]
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She traveled with me always
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Through the alleys and bars
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Songs I sang and friends I knew
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Were part of that guitar
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At nights it was my pillow
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Sleeping underneath the stars
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Day and night I stayed alive
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With that old beat up guitar
[Chorus]
F G
She didn't look like too much
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Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe
F C
But a lady has never faired as well
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Who'd traveled through so much
[Verse 4]
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Yeah a ramblin man he has his troubles
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Hanging on to all that he owns
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After many years of travelin'
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That guitar fell by the road
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Then one night in New Mexico
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I stumbled into this bar
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Angel laid there smilin'
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On that old beat up guitar
[Verse 5]
C
Well I took her from the wall
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Ran my hands across the scars
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Played again the old songs
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That were written on that guitar
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Friends I've loved and lost
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Many nights inside of a bar
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Came back so clearly singing with
G C
That old beat up guitar
[Chorus]
F G
She didn't look like too much
C F
Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe
F C
But a lady has never faired as well
G C
Who'd traveled through so much
[Verse 6]
C
Now she travels with me always
F C
Through the alleys and bars
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Songs I sing and friends I know
G
They are a part of that guitar
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At nights it is my pillow
F C
Sleeping underneath the stars
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Day and night I stayed alive
G C
With that old beat up guitar
[Chorus]
F G
She didn't look like too much
C F
Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe
F C
But a lady has never faired as well
G C
Who'd traveled through so much
[Verse 1]
C
Well I found her in a pawnshop
F C
Somewhere up in Ohio
C
Where I guess some rounder came up short
G
And he had to let her go
C
Cost me ninety dollars
F C
But she's worth much more by far
C
Cause I never had a better friend
G C
Than that old beat up guitar
[Chorus]
F G
She didn't look like too much
C F
Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe
F C
But a lady has never faired as well
G C
Who'd traveled through so much
[Verse 2]
C
She picked up the name of Angel
F C
In an old New Orleans bar
C
Where a drunken poet drew one
G
On the top of that guitar
C
Old Dave Stovall he marked her
F C
Scratched the song right out of his heart
C
Seems everyone who used her
G
Scarred that old beat up guitar
[Chorus]
F G
She didn't look like too much
C F
Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe
F C
But a lady has never faired as well
G C
Who'd traveled through so much
[Verse 3]
C
She traveled with me always
F C
Through the alleys and bars
C
Songs I sang and friends I knew
G
Were part of that guitar
C
At nights it was my pillow
F C
Sleeping underneath the stars
C
Day and night I stayed alive
G C
With that old beat up guitar
[Chorus]
F G
She didn't look like too much
C F
Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe
F C
But a lady has never faired as well
G C
Who'd traveled through so much
[Verse 4]
C
Yeah a ramblin man he has his troubles
F C
Hanging on to all that he owns
C
After many years of travelin'
G
That guitar fell by the road
C
Then one night in New Mexico
F C
I stumbled into this bar
C
Angel laid there smilin'
G C
On that old beat up guitar
[Verse 5]
C
Well I took her from the wall
F C
Ran my hands across the scars
C
Played again the old songs
G
That were written on that guitar
C
Friends I've loved and lost
F C
Many nights inside of a bar
C
Came back so clearly singing with
G C
That old beat up guitar
[Chorus]
F G
She didn't look like too much
C F
Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe
F C
But a lady has never faired as well
G C
Who'd traveled through so much
[Verse 6]
C
Now she travels with me always
F C
Through the alleys and bars
C
Songs I sing and friends I know
G
They are a part of that guitar
C
At nights it is my pillow
F C
Sleeping underneath the stars
C
Day and night I stayed alive
G C
With that old beat up guitar
[Chorus]
F G
She didn't look like too much
C F
Just a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe
F C
But a lady has never faired as well
G C
Who'd traveled through so much
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