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	Current version of The Animals Lyrics The Story of Bo Diddley (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/a/animals/the-story-of-bo-diddley/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of The Animals Lyrics The Story of Bo Diddley (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/a/animals/the-story-of-bo-diddley/v...) Version 1 of the lyrics
	Now lets hear the story of Bo Diddley and						Now lets hear the story of Bo Diddley and
	the Rock n Roll scene in general						the Rock n Roll scene in general
1	Bo Diddley was born Ellas McDaniel in a place called McComb,						Bo Diddley was born Elias McDaniels in a place called McCoom,	1
	Missississipi about 1926						Missississipi about 1926
	He moved to Chicago about 1938						He moved to Chicago about 1938
	Where his name was eventually changed to Bo Diddley						Where his name was eventually changed to Bo Diddley
	He practiced the guitar everyday and sometimes into the night						He practiced the guitar everyday and sometimes into the night
	Till his papa's hair began to turn white						Till his papa's hair began to turn white
2	His Pa said "Son, listen hear, I know						His Pa said Son, listen hear, I know	2
3	You can stay but that guitar has just gotta go"						You can stay but that guitar has just gotta go	3
	So he pulled his hat down over his eyes						So he pulled his hat down over his eyes
	Headed out for them Western Skies						Headed out for them Western Skies
	I think Bob Dylan said that						I think Bob Dylan said that
	He hit New York City						He hit New York City
	He began to play at the Apollo in Harlem						He began to play at the Apollo in Harlem
	Good scene there everybody raving						Good scene there everybody raving
	One day, one night, came a Cadillac with four head lights						One day, one night, came a Cadillac with four head lights
	Came a man with a big, long, fat, cigar said,						Came a man with a big, long, fat, cigar said,
4	"C'mere son, I'm gonna make you a star"						C'mere son, I'm gonna make you a	4
5	Bo Diddley said, "Uh..whats in it for me?"						star	5
6	Man          said, "Shut your mouth son , play the						Bo Diddley said, Uh..whats in it for me?	6
7	guitar and you just wait and see"						Man said, Shut your mouth son , play the	7
1							guitar and you just wait and	1
2							see	2
	Well, that boy made it, he made it real big						Well, that boy made it, he made it real big
	And so did the rest of the rock n roll scene along with him						And so did the rest of the rock n roll scene along with him
8	And a white guy named Johnny Otis took Bo Diddley's rhythm						And a white guy named Johnny Otis took Bo Diddleys rhythm	8
	He changed it into hand-jive and it went like this						He changed it into hand-jive and it went like this
	In a little old country town one day						In a little old country town one day
	A little old country band began to play						A little old country band began to play
	Add two guitars and a beat up saxophone						Add two guitars and a beat up saxophone
	When the drummer said, boy, those cats begin to roam						When the drummer said, boy, those cats begin to roam
	Oh baby oh we oh oh						Oh baby oh we oh oh
	Ooh la la that rock and roll						Ooh la la that rock and roll
	Ya hear me oh we oh oh						Ya hear me oh we oh oh
	Ooh la la that rock and roll						Ooh la la that rock and roll
	Then in the U.S. music scene there was big changes made						Then in the U.S. music scene there was big changes made
	Due to circumstances beyond our control such as payola						Due to circumstances beyond our control such as payola
9	The rock n roll scene died after two years of solid						The rock n roll scene died after two years of	9
10	rock and you got discs like, ah...						solid rock and you got discs like,	10
3							ah...	3
	Take good care of my baby						Take good care of my baby
	Please don't ever make her blue and so forth						Please don't ever make her blue and so forth
11	About, ah, one year later in a place called Liverpool in England						About, ah, one year later in a place	11
12	Four young lads with mop haircuts began to sing stuff like, ah...						called Liverpool in England	12
13	It's been a hard days night and I;ve been working like a dog and so on						Four young lads with mop haircuts began	13
14	In a place called Richmond in Surrey, whay down in the deep south						to sing stuff like, ah...	14
4							It's been a hard days night and I;ve been	4
5							working like a dog and so on	5
6							In a place called Richmond in Surrey,	6
7							whay down in the deep south	7
	They got guys with long hair down their back singing						They got guys with long hair down their back singing
15	I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be your man yeah and all that jazz						I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be	15
8							your man yeah and all that jazz	8
16	Now we've doing this number, Bo Diddley, for quite some time now						Now we've doing this number, Bo	16
9							Diddley, for quite some time now	9
	Bo Diddley visited this country last year						Bo Diddley visited this country last year
17	We were playing at the Club A Go-go in Newcastle, our home town						We were playing at the Club A Gogo in Newcastle, our home town	17
18	The doors opened one night and to our surprise						The doors opened one night and to our	18
19	walked in the man himself, Bo Diddley						surprise walked in the man himself, Bo	19
20	Along with him was Jerome Green, his maraca man,						Diddley	20
21	and the Duchess,                      his gorgeous sister						Along with him was Jerome Green, his maraca	21
10							man, and the Duchess, his gorgeous	10
11							sister	11
	And a we were doing this number						And a we were doing this number
	Along with them came the Rolling Stones, the Mersey Beats,						Along with them came the Rolling Stones, the Mersey Beats,
	They're all standing around diggin' it						They're all standing around diggin' it
	And I overheard Bo Diddley talkin'						And I overheard Bo Diddley talkin'
	He turned around to Jermone Green						He turned around to Jermone Green
22	And he said, "Hey, Jerome? What do you think						And he said, Hey, Jerome? What do you	22
23	these guys doin' our..our material?"						think these guys doin' our..our	23
24	Jerome said, "Uh, where's the bar, man? Please show me to the bar..."						material?	24
12							Jerome said, Uh, where's the bar, man?	12
13							Please show me to the bar...	13
	He turned around the Duchess						He turned around the Duchess
25	And he said, "Hey Duchess...what do you think of						And he said, Hey Duchess...what do you think	25
26	these young guys doin' our material?"						of these young guys doin' our	26
27	She said, "I don't know. I only came across						material?	27
28	here to see the changin' of the guards and						She said, I don't know. I only came across	28
29	all that jazz."						here to see the changin' of the	29
14							guards and all that jazz.	14
	Well, Bo Diddley looked up and said to me,						Well, Bo Diddley looked up and said to me,
	with half closed eyes and a smile,						with half closed eyes and a smile,
30	He said "Man," took off his glasses,						He said Man, took off his glasses,	30
31	He said, "Man, that sure is the biggest load of						He said, Man, that sure is the biggest load	31
32	rubbish I ever heard in my life..."						of rubbish I ever heard in my	32
15							life...	15
	Hey Bo Diddley						Hey Bo Diddley
	Oh Bo Diddley						Oh Bo Diddley
	Yeah Bo Diddley						Yeah Bo Diddley
	Oh Bo Diddley						Oh Bo Diddley
	Yeah Bo Diddley						Yeah Bo Diddley

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