by Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley
recording of 1955
from Bo Diddley's 16 All-Time Greatest Hits (Checker LP 2989), copyright notice
Bo Diddley bought his babe a diamond ring, if that diamond ring don't shine
He gonna take it to a private eye, if that private eye can't see
He'd better not take the ring from me
Bo Diddley caught a nanny goat, to make his pretty baby a Sunday coat
Bo Diddley caught a bear cat, to make his pretty baby a Sunday hat
Mojo come to my house, ya black cat bone, take my baby away from home
Ugly ole mojo, where ya bin, up your house, and gone again
Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard?
My pretty baby says she was a bird
