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	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						Version 3 of The Animals Lyrics The Story of Bo Diddley (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/a/animals/the-story-of-bo-diddley/v...) Version 3 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
	Bo Diddley was born Elias McDaniels in a place called McCoom,						Bo Diddley was born Elias McDaniels in a place called McCoom,
	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
1	His Pa said Son, listen hear, I know						His Pa said "Son, listen hear, I know	1
2	You can stay but that guitar has just gotta go						You can stay but that guitar has just gotta go"	2
	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,
3	C'mere son, I'm gonna make you a						"C'mere son, I'm gonna make you a star"	3
4	star						Bo Diddley said, "Uh..whats in it for me?"	4
5	Bo Diddley said, Uh..whats in it for me?						Man          said, "Shut your mouth son , play the	5
6	Man said, Shut your mouth son , play the						guitar and you just wait and see"	6
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
	And a white guy named Johnny Otis took Bo Diddleys rhythm						And a white guy named Johnny Otis took Bo Diddleys rhythm
	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
7	The rock n roll scene died after two years of						The rock n roll scene died after two years of solid	7
8	solid rock and you got discs like,						rock and you got discs like, ah...	8
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
9	About, ah, one year later in a place						About, ah, one year later in a place called Liverpool in England	9
10	called Liverpool in England						Four young lads with mop haircuts began to sing stuff like, ah...	10
11	Four young lads with mop haircuts began						It's been a hard days night and I;ve been working like a dog and so on	11
12	to sing stuff like, ah...						In a place called Richmond in Surrey, whay down in the deep south	12
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
13	I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be						I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be your man yeah and all that jazz	13
8	your man yeah and all that jazz							8
14	Now we've doing this number, Bo						Now we've doing this number, Bo Diddley, for quite some time now	14
9	Diddley, for quite some time now							9
	Bo Diddley visited this country last year						Bo Diddley visited this country last year
	We were playing at the Club A Gogo in Newcastle, our home town						We were playing at the Club A Gogo in Newcastle, our home town
15	The doors opened one night and to our						The doors opened one night and to our surprise	15
16	surprise walked in the man himself, Bo						walked in the man himself, Bo Diddley	16
17	Diddley						Along with him was Jerome Green, his maraca man,	17
18	Along with him was Jerome Green, his maraca						and the Duchess,                      his gorgeous sister	18
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
19	And he said, Hey, Jerome? What do you						And he said, "Hey, Jerome? What do you think	19
20	think these guys doin' our..our						these guys doin' our..our material?"	20
21	material?						Jerome said, "Uh, where's the bar, man? Please show me to the bar..."	21
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
22	And he said, Hey Duchess...what do you think						And he said, "Hey Duchess...what do you think of	22
23	of these young guys doin' our						these young guys doin' our material?"	23
24	material?						She said, "I don't know. I only came across	24
25	She said, I don't know. I only came across						here to see the changin' of the guards and	25
26	here to see the changin' of the						all that jazz."	26
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,
27	He said Man, took off his glasses,						He said "Man," took off his glasses,	27
28	He said, Man, that sure is the biggest load						He said, "Man, that sure is the biggest load of	28
29	of rubbish I ever heard in my						rubbish I ever heard in my life..."	29
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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