[Verse 1] Bo Diddley will buy baby a diamond ring If that diamond ring don't shine He's going to take it to a private eye If that private eye can't see He better not take-a ring-a from me
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[Verse 2] Won't you come to my house a-back at home Take-a my baby on the way from home Love-a that boo-doo, oh where have you been Up to your house and gone again
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[Verse 3] Bo Diddley caught a fat cat To make a pretty baby a Sunday hat Bo Diddley caught a nanny-goat To make a pretty baby a Sunday coat
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[Outro] Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard My pretty baby said she was a bird