Shoeshine Man

Tom T. Hall

Well I met a man in Montgomery Alabama
I was waitin' on a bus and he was shinin' shoes and I heard him say
I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land
A shoeshine man make you shine where you stand

Leave me a tip if you can I'm a shoeshine man
Well I can sing I can dance I can play the harmonica too
I got a brand new thing on the South Side Montgomery Blues
You better stick around and watch me cause I'm an entertainin' fool

I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land...
Well I learned my trade from that rag-poppin' daddy o'mine
He shined twelve alligators made a hundred dollar bill one time
And when the meat gets scarce I shine two or three pairs for a dime
I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land...

I had a girl that helped me she had a lotta hoochy coochy ways
She was bumping and grinding paid that girl a dollar a day
But she was shy on age and the law come and took her away
I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land...

Trivia about the song Shoeshine Man by Tom T. Hall

On which albums was the song “Shoeshine Man” released by Tom T. Hall?
Tom T. Hall released the song on the albums “Homecoming” in 1969, “Tom T. Hall - Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher” in 1995, “The Definitive Collection” in 2006, and “50 Greatest Hits” in 2010.

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