HAD TO REPOST THIS "VALTERON8{ELDER PERSON'S HEARTFELT COMMENTS{CAUTION; THIS MAY CAUSE YOU TO "BREAK OUT IN TEARS" OR "EVEN RECOGNIZE SOME OF YOURSEL OR WHAT U HAD IMAGINED LIFE TO BE}:"Valteron88 months ago
I am almost 70 and I am ashamed to say I took this song for granted when I was young, and never really paid attention to it. The lyrics are wonderful. Just imagine, in a 3.24-minute song it tells the story of a guy who is down and out in prison in New Orleans and meets a broken down old alcoholic who used to be a soft shoe dancer. He learns of his love for his dog and of his life. But in that horrible old jail cell, the singer learns Mr. Bojangles' philosophy. He can laugh and dance in the face of all the sorrow and troubles in life. Right there in that old cell he jumps up and lands lightly on this feet, and that right there explains everything. Pardon me while I have a good cry for his life, for mine which is in its end phase, and for the amazing spirit of human beings who can look life and death in the face and still dance. What a fantastic song!
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