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Well i meet a man in mongomery alabama I was waitin on a bus and
He was shining shoes and i heard him say.

[Chorus]

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Im a shoe shine man number one in the land 
             C                               G
A shoeshine man make you shine where you stand
           D                                  G
Leave me a tip if you can   Im a shoeshine man

[Verse]
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Well i can sing i can dance i can play the harmonica too
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I got abrand new thing called the south side montgomery blues
                D                                              G
You better stick around and watch cause im an entertaining fool

[Chorus]
G                                            G7
Ima shoeshine man number one in the land
               C                             G
A shoe shine man make you shine where you stand
              D                               G
Leave me a tip if you can      Im a shoeshine man

[Verse]
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Well i learned my trade from that rag poppin daddy o'mine
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He shined a pair of alligators made a hundred dollar bill one time
                         D                                              G
And said when that meat gets scarce i shine two or three pairs for a dime

[Chorus]
G                                              G7
Im a shoe shine man number one in the land
                  C                            G
A shoe shine man make you shine where you stand
               D                                   G
Leave me a tip if you can          Im a shoe shine man

[Verse]
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I had a girl that helped me she had a lotta hoochy coochy ways
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She was bumping and grinding paid that girl a dollar a day 
                    D                                     G
But she was shy on age and the law come and took her away


[Chorus]
G                                                G7
Im your sho shine man numer one in the land
                C                           G
A shoe shine man make you shine where you stand 
            D                                       G
Leave me a tip if you can             Im a shoe shine man