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"Bo Diddley" was recorded by Bo Diddley at the Universal Recording Studio in Chicago and released on the Chess Records subsidiary, Checker Records, in 1955. It became an immediate hit single that stayed on the US R&B charts for a total of 18 weeks, 2 of those weeks at #1. It is considered to be the first recording to introduce African rhythms into rock and roll directly by using the patted juba beat. It was Bo Diddley's first recording and his first hit single. It is #62 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Read more on Last.fm.
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Bo Diddley Lyrics
One of Bo Diddley’s most famous songs, it is done in a hambone style more commonly associated with African and children’s music. The instrumentation even features maracas and other foreign instruments.
[Intro]
(One, two, three, four)
[Verse 1]
Bo Diddley buy babe a diamond ring
If that diamond ring don't shine
He gonna take it to a private eye
If that private eye can't see
He'd better not take the ring from me
[Verse 2]
Bo Diddley caught a nanny goat
To make his pretty baby a Sunday coat
Bo Diddley caught a bearcat
To make his pretty baby a Sunday hat
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Mojo come to my house, a black cat bone
Take my baby away from home
Mother asked Mojo, "Where you been"?
Up your house and goin' again
Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard?
My pretty baby said she was a bird
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