warren zevon
bo diddley's a gunslinger/bo diddley
written by E McDaniel, Arc Music Corp BMI (1980?) Here's a little story that I really want to tell It's about Bo Diddley at the O.K Corral Now, Bo Diddley didn't start no mess He had a gun on his hip and a rose on his vest 'Cause Bo Diddley's a gunslinger (Bo Diddley's a gunslinger) Bo Diddley's a gunslinger (Bo Diddley's a gunslinger) Bo Diddley's a gunslinger (Bo Diddley's a gunslinger) Bo Diddley's a gunslinger (Bo Diddley's a gunslinger) Bo Diddley buys him a diamond ring If that diamond ring don't shine He better take it to a private eye If that private eye can't see Well, he better bring that ring to me I said, "Yeah, Bo Diddley, yeah" (Yeah, Bo Diddley, yeah) "Yeah, Bo Diddley, huh" (Yeah, Bo Diddley, hey, yeah, etc.) I said, "Why'd ya come to my house On Black Jack Road Take my baby away from home Where'd you go or where you been Up your house and gone again I said, "Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley, Have you heard? (Hey, Bo Diddley) My pretty baby, Kim She was a bird" (Hey, Bo Diddley) I said, "Yeah, Bo Diddley, yeah" (Yeah, Bo Diddley, yeah) "Yeah, Bo Diddley, yeah, huh" (Yeah, Bo Diddley, yeah) Yeah...Child.....yeah I said, "Bo Diddley's a gunslinger" (Bo Diddley's a gunslinger) "Bo Diddley's a gunslinger" (Bo Diddley's a gunslinger) Bo Diddley's a gunslinger.