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Bo Diddley bought his babe a diamond ring,
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If that diamond ring don't shine,
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He gonna take it to a private eye,
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If that private eye can't see
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He'd better not take the ring from me.

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Bo Diddley caught a nanny goat,
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To make his pretty baby a Sunday coat,
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Bo Diddley caught a bear cat,
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To make his pretty baby a Sunday hat.

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Mojo come to my house, ya black cat bone,
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Take my baby away from home,
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Ugly ole mojo, where ya bin,
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Up your house, and gone again.

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Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard?
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My pretty baby said she wasn't for it.

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