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The Chess Box
Compilation - 1990 - Debaser id 42175

By Bo Diddley

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Bo Diddley (02:46)
Bo Diddley • The Chess Box
Bo Diddley bought his baby 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 better not take the ring from me

Bo Diddley bought a nanny goat
To make his pretty baby a Sunday coat
Bo Diddley bought a bear-a-cat
To make his pretty baby a Sunday hat

Mojo come to my house, a black cat bone
And take my baby away from home
Ugly ole Mojo where's he been
Up to your house and gone again

Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard?
My pretty baby said she was a bird
Your rating:
02
I'm a Man (02:59)
Bo Diddley • The Chess Box
(Ellas McDaniel) 1955

Now when I was a little boy,
At the age of five,
I had somethin' in my pocket,
Keep a lot of folks alive.

Now I'm a man,
Made twenty-one,
You know baby,
We can have a lot of fun.

I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.

All you pretty women,
Stand in line,
I can make love to you baby,
In an hour's time.

I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.

I goin' back down,
To Kansas to
Bring back the second cousin,
Little John the conqueroo.

I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.

The line I shoot,
Will never miss,
The way I make love to 'em,
They can't resist.

I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.
Your rating:
03
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Pretty Thing (02:50)
Bo Diddley • The Chess Box
(Ellas McDaniel) 1956

You pretty thing,
Let me buy you a wedding ring,
Let me hear the choir sing,
Oh you pretty thing.

You pretty thing,
Let me walk you down the aisle,
Darling, it's where our love is found,
Oh you pretty thing.

Let me kiss you gentle,
Squeeze and hold you tight,
Let me give all my love,
The rest of my life.

You pretty thing,
Let me hold you by my side,
And become my blushing bride,
You pretty thing,
Pretty thing,
Let me dedicate my life,
You will always be my wife,
Oh you pretty thing.
Your rating:
06
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Bring It to Jerome (02:29)
Bo Diddley • The Chess Box
(jerome green) 1956

(bo diddley): well, every day I work,
Bringing home my pay,
Come to find out baby,
You've bin giving my money away.

Tell me baby,
What you tryin' to do?
You ain't seen me hummin',
Like you used to do.

Tell me mama,
What's wrong with you?
You know pretty baby,
I'm so crazy 'bout you.

(jerome green): all you pretty women,


Bring it to my home,
You don't have to worry,
I won't do you no wrong.

Bring it on home,
Bring it to jerome,
Bring it on home,
Bring it to jerome.

Look here pretty baby,
This mess I won't stand,
All the other women,
Say you got another man.

Bring it on home,
Bring it to jerome,
Bring it on home,
Bring it to jerome.
Your rating:
08
Diddy Wah Diddy (02:33)
Bo Diddley • The Chess Box
(Diddy Wah)
(A-diddy Wah)

(Diddy Wah)
I gotta gal down in Diddy Wah Diddy
(Diddy Wah)
Ain't no town an it ain't no city
(Diddy Wah)
She loves her man, just is a pity
Crazy 'bout my gal in Diddy Wah Diddy

(Diddy Wah)
This little girl is sweet as she could be
(Diddy Wah)
I know she's in love with me
(Diddy Wah)
A lovely face, she's so pretty
(Diddy Wah)
But she's still way down in Diddy Wah Diddy

(Diddy Wah, Diddy Wah, Diddy)
(Diddy Wah, Diddy Wah, Diddy)
(Diddy Wah, Diddy Wah, Diddy)
Ain't no town, an it ain't no city
But oh, how they love in Diddy Wah Diddy)

(Diddy Wah)
(Diddy Wah)
(Diddy Wah)

(Diddy Wah)
She kissed me all the time
(Diddy Wah)
She gonna turn me outta my mind
(Diddy Wah)
Anything, she says she's ready
(Diddy Wah)
Run right back to Diddy Wah Diddy
(Diddy Wah)
(Diddy Wah)
(Diddy Wah)
(Diddy Wah)

Ain't no town, ain't no city
Lord, how they love in Diddy Wah Diddy)

(Diddy Wah)
(Diddy Wah)

FADES-
Diddy Wah
Your rating:
09
I'm Looking for a Woman (02:33)
Bo Diddley • The Chess Box
(Ellas McDaniel) 1956

I'm looking for a woman,
That will work to set me down,
I'm looking for a woman,
That will work to set me down,
I've bin looking all night long,
She can't be found.

Well I met one last night,
And I told her what I liked,
Well I met one last night,
And I told her what I liked,
She said get away from here country boy,
Go back to your countryside.

Well tell me baby,
What you see wrong with me,
Well tell me baby,
What you see wrong with me,
Well if I had you baby,
You wouldn't be lookin' back at me.

Well so long mama,
Baby bye-bye you bye,
Well so long mama,
Baby bye-bye you bye,
Well now bye-bye baby,
With a tear in your eye.
Your rating:
10
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Down Home Special (03:13)
Bo Diddley • The Chess Box
<train whistle intro & between verses>

'All Aboard!'

Bo Spoken w/engineer responding)

Let me get in here and get me a ticket.
Say man, look here, is this the Down Home Special?
(Yes!)
Well, gimme a ticket then, man.
(What ticket, man?)
A ticket to McComb, Mississippi.
(McComb?)
Yeah, McComb.
(I thought you was goin' to Appaloosa)
Ha, ha, ha, Yeah, I'm goin' to Appaloosa, alright.
The train goin' through there but I ain't gettin' off!

(<beep-beep, toot-toot>

Sings:
I'm goin' home to see my babe, fair
I'm goin' home, see my baby
I'm goin' home, see my baby
And I don't, doggone, mean maybe

Been workin' like I never did before
Just made a lot of money
To get to my baby's door

Been through Appaloosa
Been to Tennessee
Been up in a airplane
Even out on the sea
I can't find a woman
To satis-satisfy me

Got a woman in the country
One in the city, too
I have got to find a woman
That thrill me through and through

I'm goin' home, see my baby
I'm goin' home to see my baby
I'm goin' home to see my baby
And I don't, don't, mean maybe

(McComb!)

Travel two days
And two nights long
Snow, storm, rainy weather
Get back in yo' arms

I'm goin' home to see my baby
I'm goin' home to see my baby

(All arrive for McComb!)
(McComb!)

FADES-
(All arrive for McComb).
Your rating:
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Before You Accuse Me (03:06)
Bo Diddley • The Chess Box
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
You say I've been spending my money on other women
You've been taking money from someone else

I called your mama 'bout three or four nights ago
I called your mama 'bout three or four nights ago
Well your mother said "Son"
"Don't call my daughter no more"

Chorus

Come back home baby, try my love one more time
Come back home baby, try my love one more time
If I don't go on and quit you
I'm gonna lose my mind

Chorus
Your rating:
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Crackin' Up (02:06)
Bo Diddley • The Chess Box
You're always hollering
Bout where I been
You're always screaming
Bout the money I spend

What's bugging you
(Yeah, yeah, you're cracking up)

I do your laundry
And your cooking too
What more, woman
Can a man like me do

What's bugging me
(Yeah, yeah, you're cracking up)

I spoiled you, woman
A long time ago
I used to cook your meals
And bring 'em to your door

I'm all fed up
(Yeah, yeah, you're bugging me)
Your rating:
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I'm Sorry (02:26)
Bo Diddley • The Chess Box
(Ellas McDaniel/Harvey Fuqua/Alan Freed) 1958

I'm sorry,
Oh, I'm sorry,
Oh baby, I'm sorry,
For the things I said to you.

You know I love you,
You know I care,
With you, my new heart I want to share,
Darling I need you,
With all your heart and soul,
To know that I want you, and I'll never let you go,
But forgive me,
Please forgive me,
Please forgive me,
For I knew not what I was sayin'.

Come on little baby,
Come on darling,
Give me another chance,
To make up on my wrong,
You know that I love you,
You know I'll put nobody else above you,
Come on, come on,
Say that you'll love me.

I'm sorry,
Oh yes I'm sorry,
Oh I'm sorry,
For the things I said t' you.
Your rating:
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