Diddley Daddy

Diddley Daddy Trk 9 Disc 1

(Ellas McDaniel)

Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley - vocal & guitar, Clifton James - drums

Little Walter - harmonica, Jerome Green - maracas

The Moonglows - backing vocals; Harvey Fuqua, Bobby Lester

Alexander 'Pete' Graves, Prentiss Barnes. Rec. May 15, 1955

Chicago. Checker single #819. Transcriber: Awcantor

Album: Bo Diddley 'I'm A Man - The Chess Masters 1955-1958'

B0009231-02 Hipo Select (Geffen) 2007

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

I got a baby that's all so pretty

(Pretty-diddy-dum, dum-dum, did-didley)

I found her right here in the Windy City

(Diddly-diddy-dum, dum-dum, did-didley)

Somebody kissed my baby last night

(Diddly-diddy-dum, dum-dum, did-didley)

Well, my pretty baby cried

She know it wadn't right

(Diddly-diddy-dum, dum-dum, did-didely)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Harmonica)

Well, my baby started to cry in vain

(Diddly-diddy-dum, dum-dum, did-didley)

Say, 'Bo Diddle, you know you a nat'ral born man'

(Diddly-diddy-dum, dum-dum, did-didley)

I say, 'I love you baby with all my heart'

(Diddly-diddy-dum, dum-dum, did-didley)

Please, don't never say we'll part

(Diddly-diddy-dum, dum-dum, did-didley)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley, here's I say

(Diddly-diddy-dum, dum-dum, did-didley)

I wanna know if you do love me

(Diddly-diddy-dum, dum-dum, did-didely)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Daddy)

FADES-

(Diddley, Diddley, Diddley, Diddley).

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