Diddley Daddy

by Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley / Harvey Fuqua recording of 1956 from Bo Diddley's 16 All-Time Greatest Hits (Checker LP 2989) Diddley Diddley daddy Diddley Diddley daddy I got a baby that's oh so pretty, I found her right here in the Windy City Somebody kissed my baby last night, my pretty baby cried, you know it wasn't right Diddley Diddley daddy Diddley Diddley daddy My baby started to cry in vain, say, "Bo Diddley, you know you're a natural born man" I say I love you baby with all my heart, please don't never say we'll part. Diddley Diddley daddy Diddley Diddley daddy Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley here's our scene, I want to know if you do love me Diddley Diddley daddy Diddley Diddley daddy

 

Buy the Book!

I cleaned up my tab for Sonny Boy's Help Me and made it into a short book. There's a Kindle version for 99 cents, and if you buy the paperback you get the Kindle free.

Playing "Help-Me" In the Style of Sonny Boy Williamson II: A step by step, note for note analysis of some of Sonny Boy's Signature Riffs