Edit 2 for headphones. Recorded March 11, 1963, never released officially until the release of the album "Grrr!".<br />This one's source is from the bootleg cd "Around and around" by Invasion Unlimited (IU9531-1)<br />Harmonica: Brian Jones. Backing vocals: Brian Jones, Bill Wyman. Vocals: Mick Jagger. Guitar: Keith Richards. <br />Bass: Bill Wyman. Piano: Ian Stewart. Drums: Charlie Watts.<br /><br />If you're interested in bootlegs then here is an extensive list<br />(COPY and PASTE this into your browser's address bar & hit enter):<br /> <br />iorr.org/talk/read.php?2,1718165<br /><br />When it comes to downloading at Filefactory.com: FIRST sign up for a (free) account.<br />For downloads at Filefactory.com go much faster after you are signed in.<br />You can download without signing up for an account too, but that is much slower.<br /><br />The only true lyrics are here, and no where else on the web.<br />(As a matter of fact, they're all lazy copycats, even copying a type mismatch in line 11<br />(which is also the wrong text: My baby said " Junior that's all right". They all have the extra space between the quotation mark and the word Junior).<br />"My pretty baby doncha you know they're born right" is the true text, as far as I understand.<br /><br />DIDDLEY DADDY <br />(Ellas Otha Bates aka songwriter Ellas McDaniell aka Bo Diddley/Harvey Fuqua)(rewritten lyrics of a Billy Boy Arnold composition)<br /><br />Diddley, diddley, diddley, diddley daddy (4x)<br /><br />diddley, diddley, diddley, diddley daddy (4x)<br /><br />I got a baby that's oh so pretty <br />(diddy diddy dum, dum dum di-diddy)<br />I found her out here in the windy city<br />(diddy diddy dum, dum dum di-diddy)<br />somebody kissed my baby last night<br />(diddy diddy dum, dum dum di-diddy)<br />my pretty baby doncha you know they're born right<br />(diddy diddy dum, dum dum di-diddy)<br /><br />diddley, diddley, diddley, diddley daddy (4x)<br /><br />- Brian Jones' guitar solo<br /><br />diddley, diddley, diddley, diddley daddy (4x)<br /><br />my pretty baby started to cry in vain<br />(diddy diddy dum, dum dum di-diddy)<br />said: "Mick, honey child, you're a natural born man"<br />(diddy diddy dum, dum dum di-diddy)<br />I love you baby with all my heart<br />(diddy diddy dum, dum dum di-diddy)<br />please don't ever say we'll apart<br />(diddy diddy dum, dum dum di-diddy)<br /><br />diddley, diddley, diddley, diddley daddy (2x)<br /><br />honey child, honey child, yes I say <br />(diddy diddy dum, dum dum di-diddy)<br />I wanna know if you do love me<br />(diddy diddy dum, dum dum di-diddy)<br /><br />diddley, diddley, diddley, diddley daddy (4x)<br /><br />®© ruudtes
