This is what my friend Antje (who has no clue that I am posting it) and I got out of the great, greater, the greatest Bob Dylan version (from the "Dylan" album: C Em I knew a man ... Am A7 And he'd ... F G G7 In worn ...
C Em The silver hair, a ... Am A7 And baggy... F G G7 The old ... F G E7 Am A7 He'd jump so high, ... D9 G G7 Then he'd ... Am G Am G Am G C Em Am C Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles... The rest of the song follows the same pattern. The lyrics I am posting are the original J.J. Walker lyrics, Dylan made a slight change here and there.