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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
🎸 Intro:
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🎸 Verse 1:
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Bo Diddley'll buy baby a diamond ring
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If that diamond ring don't shine
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He's gonna take it to a private eye
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If that private eye can't see
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He better not take-a ring-a from me
🎸 Interlude:
D A D A
🎸 Verse 2:
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Won't you come to my house a-back at home
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Take-a my baby on the way from home
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Love-a that boo-doo, oh where've you been
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Up to your house and gone again
🎸 Interlude:
G A G A
🎸 Verse 3:
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Bo Diddley caught a bearcat
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To make a pretty baby a Sunday hat
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Bo Diddley caught a nanny-goat
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To make a pretty baby a Sunday coat
🎸 Interlude:
D E D E D A
🎸 Outro:
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Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard
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My pretty baby said she was a bird
Song History
Published: July 9, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025