Bo Diddley (song)

"Bo Diddley" is a is a rhythm and blues/ rock 'n roll song first recorded by Bo Diddley at Universal Recording Corporation in Chicago and released on the Chess Records subsidiary Checker Records in 1955. Written by Diddley, its lyrics are based on the traditional lullaby titled "Hush Little Baby", and it prominently features the Bo Diddley beat that the singer made famous. 
It became an immediate hit single that stayed on the R&B charts for a total of 18 weeks, 2 of those weeks at No. 1, and seven more weeks than its flipside (the B-side, "I'm a Man"). It was the first recording to introduce African rhythms into rock and roll directly by using the patted juba beat. It was Diddley's first recording and his first hit single.
The Pre-Residents recorded a version of the song in 1970; it features on the second side of their first demo tape Rusty Coathangers for the Doctor. To date, The Pre-Residents' version of the song has never been officially released; it has circulated among fans on bootlegs in low quality.
== Lyrics ==
===Original version===
 Bo Diddley bought his babe a diamond ring
 If that diamond ring don't shine
 He going to take it to a private eye
 If that private eye can't see
 He'd better not take the ring from me
 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
 Mojo come to my house, you black cat bone
 Take my baby away from home
 Ugly ole mojo, where you been
 Up your house and gone again
 Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard?
 My pretty baby said she wasn't for it
== List of releases ==
* Rusty Coathangers for the Doctor (1970, unreleased) San Mateo home recording, 1970
=== List of versions ===
== See also ==
* Bo Diddley
* Rusty Coathangers for the Doctor
== External links and references ==
*"Bo Diddley" at Wikipedia
*"Bo Diddley" at Genius
Category:Rusty Coathangers For The Doctor
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Category:The Delta Nudes
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