Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ronnie Hawkins
Canonical path: /ronnie-hawkins/bo-diddley
Related lyric paths: 6
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Bo Diddley
Read Bo Diddley lyrics by Ronnie Hawkins on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Bo Diddley
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Bo Diddley bought his baby a diamond ring
but that diamond ring don't shine
so he better take it to a private eye
if that private eye can't see
he better not take that ring from me
Bo Diddley bought him a nanny goat
to make his pretty baby a Sunday coat
Bo Diddley caught him a bear cat
to make his pretty baby a Sunday hat
Mojo, mojo and black cat bone
took Bo Diddley away from home
Mother ask mojo, where you been
up to Bo Diddley's house and back again
Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley, have you heard
my pretty baby said she wasn't 'fer' it
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Ronnie Hawkins performs "Bo Diddley", and this lyric page sits inside the Ronnie Hawkins catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Dizzy Miss Lizzy and Lawdy Miss Clawdy with a short reason for opening each page next.
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