Ooh Baby

by Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley recording of 19 from Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley: Guitar Legends (MCA Special Products 20974) (Whoa-ooh baby, I love you) Ooh baby I love you, yeah (Whoa-ooh baby, I love you) Ooh baby I love you (Spoken:) Wait a minute! You know my woman told me, she said, "Bo Diddley, I love you, but I'm leavin'" I said, "What?" She said, "I love you but I'm leavin' you" And I said, "Baby?" And she kept sayin', "Whoa baby, I love you" What you say, girl? (Whoa-ooh baby, I love you) Ooh, I love you Ooow! Somethin' wrong here someplace (Whoa-oh baby, I love you) Wait a minute! She said, "Here's the key to all of your locks, take my name off of your mailbox Here's the key to your Cadillac, I got my own parked right out back" I said, "What?" There somethin' wrong here And she kept talkin' 'bout I love you (Whoa-ooh baby, I love you) Fellas, let me tell you somethin' Ha, ha, ha Wow! Woo, somethin' wrong (Whoa-oh baby, I love (need) you Wait a minute! Let me tell you what else she told me She said, "You know one thing, Diddley I got all my bags packed, in the middle of the dining room floor I'm all packed and ready to go" I said, "But baby, whoa baby Baby, baby" And then she told me she said, "Got my own place, with some brand new lock I'm gonna tell the mailman, I got a brand new box" I said (Whoa-oh baby, I love you) "Woo you ain't jivin' are you?" There's somethin' wrong some place She kept talkin' 'bout "Ooh baby, (I want you, I love you) (I need you) (I love you) I love you (I love you)

 

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