| Am Slack Daddy, ain’t my real name
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| I’m the captain, boy, I’m the man
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| I wrote diddley daddy too
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| I even wrote folk in the tent for you
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| Hey daddle dee dum dum
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| Hey daddle dee dum dum
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| Ee dum dum dee dum dee dum
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| Ee dum de dum dum dee dum dee dee
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| Diddley walked diddley just about him
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| I saw a purety thing and I just couldn’t quit
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| Staring at a darling out in the street
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| I hollered «Hey, hey Bo Diddley
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| Hey, Bo Diddley
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| Hey, Bo Diddley»
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| She said, «Hey boss man, you better hush your mouth
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| Before you grill me, take a look at yourself»
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| I said «Hey hey hey hey hey»
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| I said «Dee dum de dum dee dum dum»
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| I hollered «Dee dum de dum dee dum dum
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| Dee dum ah dum dee dum dum»
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| Altogether
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| Altogether
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| Altogether
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| Altogether
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| Altogether, yeah yeah
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| Dearest darling out on the street
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| Hollered «Hey, hey Bo Diddley»
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| Said «Hey, hey Bo Diddley
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| Hey Bo Diddley
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| Hey hey hey hey hey» |