Tom T. Hall - Shoe shine man

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

^GIm a shoe shine man number one in the land ^G7 A shoeshine m^Can make you shine where you stan^Gd Leave me a ^Dtip if you can Im a shoeshine man^G

^GWell i can sing i can dance i can play the harmonica too ^{G7 C}I got abrand new thing called the south side montgomery blu^Ges You better stick^D around and watch cause im an entertaining fool^G

^GIma shoeshine man number one in the land ^G7 A shoe shine ma^Cn make you shine where you sta^Gnd Leave me a tip^D if you can Im a shoeshine ^Gman

^GWell i learned my trade from that rag poppin daddy o'mine ^{G7 C}He shined a pair of alligators made a hundred dollar bill one time^G And said when that meat g^Dets scarce i shine two or three pairs for a dim^Ge

^GIm a shoe shine man number one in the land ^G7 A shoe shine man m^Cake you shine where you stand^G Leave me a tip ^Dif you can Im a shoe shine ^Gman

^GI had a girl that helped me she had a lotta hoochy coochy ways ^G7 S^Che was bumping and grinding paid that girl a dollar a day^G But she was shy on a^Dge and the law come and took her away ^G

^GIm your sho shine man numer one in the land ^G7 A shoe shine man^C make you shine where you st^Gand Leave me a t^Dip if you can Im a shoe shin^Ge man