Jamie Boggs

Jamie Boggs - 4:51
written by Billy Glover, BMI

V1: Jamie Boggs was on the train
that left here late last night
Jamie Boggs up and left it all
A job in Alaska? That’s not right.

Chorus:
He was the head janitor at Otterbein high school
a very well respected man
He had his own house with his own back yard
which was right next to two others which were right next to two others

V2: (they say that) Jamie Boggs was due for a raise
of fifteen cents on the hour
(but) Jamie Boggs up and left it all
He rejected financial power

Chorus:
He was the head janitor at Otterbein high school
He will be hard to replace
and no one ever understood why he left our town
I guess he just couldn’t stand the pace

V3: Jamie Boggs, he never said goodbye
He just slipped out when darkness fell
And Jamie Boggs is livin’ off the grid
He will long be remembered well
He will long be remembered well
He will long be remembered well I remember Jamie Boggs

(break down with percussion only)
|||: “Livin’ off the grid was what he did” :|||