Shoeshine Man

Spoken:
Well I met the man in Montgomery, 
Alabama
I was waiting on a bus and he was 
shining shoes
And I heard him say:

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I'm a shoeshine man, number one in 
the land
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A shoeshine man, make you shine 
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where you stand
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Leave me a tip if you can
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I'm a shoeshine man
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Well I can sing, I can dance, I can 
play the harmonica too
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I got a brand new thing called the 
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Southside Montgomery Blues
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You better stick around and watch 
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me cause I'm an entertaining fool

Chorus

Well I learned my trade from that 
rag poppin' daddy of mine
Shined a pair of alligators, made a 
hundred dollar bill one time
Says when that meat gets scarce, 
he'd shine two or three pairs for a 
dime

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I had a girl who helped me, she had 
a lot of hoochie coochie ways
She was bumpin' and grindin?, paid 
that girl a dollar a day
But she was shy on age and the law 
come and took her away

Chorus