The Story Of Bo Diddley Lyrics - The Animals

Now lets hear the story of Bo Diddley 

And the Rock n Roll scene in general 

Bo Diddley was born Ellis McDaniels 

In a place called McCoom, Missississipi about 1926 

He moved to Chicago about 1938 

Where his name was eventually changed to Bo Diddley 

He practiced the guitar everyday and sometimes into the night 

Till his papa's hair began to turn white 

His Pa said "Son, listen hear, I know 

You can stay but that guitar has just gotta go" 

So he pulled his hat down over his eyes 

Headed out for them Western Skies 

I think Bob Dylan said that, he hit New York City 

He began to play at the Apollo in Harlem 

Good scene there, everybody raving 

One day, one night, came a Cadillac with four head lights 

Came a man with a big, long, fat, cigar said, 

"C'mere son, I'm gonna make you a star" 

Bo Diddley said, "Uh.whats in it for me?" 

Man said, "Shut your mouth son, 

play the guitar and you just wait and see" 

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 a white guy named Johnny Otis took Bo Diddleys rhythm 

He changed it into hand-jive and it went like this 

In a little old country town one day 

A little old country band began to play 

Add two guirtars and a beat up saxophone 

When the drummer said, boy, those cats begin to roam 

Oh baby oh we oh oh 

Ooh la la that rock and roll 

Ya hear me oh we oh oh 

Ooh la la that rock and roll 

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Then in the U.S. music scene there was big changes made 

Due to circumstances beyond our control such as payola 

The rock n roll scene died after two years of solid rock 

And you got discs like, ah... 

Take good care of my baby 

Please don't ever make her blue and so forth 

About, ah, one year later in a place called Liverpool in England 

Four young guys with mop haircuts began to sing stuff like, ah... 

It's been a hard days night and I've been working like a dog and so on 

In a place called Richmond in Surrey, whay down in the deep south 

They got guys with long hair down their back singing 

I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be your man yeah and all that jazz 

Now we've doing this number, Bo Diddley, for quite some time now 

Bo Diddley visited this country last year 

We were playing at the Club A Gogo in Newcastle, our home town 

The doors opened one night and to our surprise 

Walked in the man himself, Bo Diddley 

Along with him was Jerome Green, his maraca man, 

And the Duchess, his gorgeous sister 

And a we were doing this number 

Along with them came the Rolling Stones, the Mersey Beats, 

They're all standing around diggin' it 

And I overheard Bo Diddley talkin' 

He turned around to Jermone Green 

And he said, "Hey, Jerome? What do you think these guys 

Doin' our.our material?" 

Jerome said, "Uh, where's the bar, man? Please show me to the bar..." 

He turned around the Duchess 

And he said, "Hey Duchess... what do you think of these young guys 

Doin' our material?" 

She said, "I don't know. I only came across here 

To see the changin' of the guards and all that jazz." 

Well, Bo Diddley looked up and said to me, 

With half closed eyes and a smile, 

He said "Man," took off his glasses, 

He said, "Man, that sure is the biggest load of rubbish 

I ever heard in my life..." 

Hey Bo Diddley 

Oh Bo Diddley 

Yeah Bo Diddley 

Oh Bo Diddley 

Yeah Bo Diddley 

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