Key: G minor
Verse 1
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old Diddley must
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We were two ships passin' in the night
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We never didn't meet eye to eye
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I was givin' this gift without askin'
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This is my way of sayin' good -bye
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So I'm ridin' on that old Diddley Special
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I'm ridin' on that old
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Diddley line
strung real low
Checkin' out the long old beach
wherever he'd go
From the streets of Mississippi
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all the way to Tokyo
The most African American I ever did know
oh, diddly special
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Bo Neely line
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Goodbye Bo Neely, goodbye so long
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Oh, I'm ridin' on that old Diddley special
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I'm ridin' on that old Diddley line
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Diddley down
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Oh, Diddley came a -rollin' to my life
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Like a big freight train a -rollin' through
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I nev er will forget the day he
and he blew the house down
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Bo Diddley special
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I'm ridin' on that Bo Diddley life
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Now let me tell you what was so
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He had a hand like a plate
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of fish and chips
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He dressed in the most romantic style
He rode his motor scooter
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around Clearwater, Florida
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With his guitar on his back
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You know it was square, and it was red
And the last thing was the first
thing he ever said
it'll be special
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Ride on that boat, it'll be light
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As the quartage stepped out into the night
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A city bus came rollin' by
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Destin ation, Bo Diddley Special, yeah
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I'm ridin' on that old diddly special
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Ridin' on that old diddly line
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Ridin' on that old diddly line you
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