Lyric discussion by tsreyb 

Cover art for Mr. Bojangles lyrics by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

"The dog up and died / He up and died / After twenty years he still grieves"

... those lines are heart-wrenching. I remember listening to this song as a kid, and those three lines were the beginning, middle and end of the song for me. They still are.

BTW - mine was a beagle named Fred. RIP.

@tsreyb my Son Odie the basset hound, been years and I still haven't grown back or patched the piece of my heart he took with him ๐Ÿ˜ž