Bo Diddley Special Songtext
von Eric Burdon

Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust
If the women don′t get you, Bo Diddley must

We were two ships passing in the night
We never did meet eye to eye
I was given this gift without asking
This is my way of saying goodbye

So I'm riding on that Bo Diddley Special
I′m riding on that Bo Diddley Line

Spent his life with his guitar swung real low
Taking out the long old beat wherever he'd go
From the streets of Mississippi all the way to Tokyo
The most African American I ever did know

So I'm riding on that Bo Diddley Special
I′m riding on that Bo Diddley Line

Goodbye Bo Diddley, goodbye so long
We all gonna miss you, but your spirit lives on
Goodbye Bo Diddley, I guess I waited too long
Goodbye Bo Diddley, goodbye


So I′m riding on that Bo Diddley Special
I'm riding on that Bo Diddley Line

Bo Diddley came rolling through my life
Like a big freight train rolling through the night
I never will forget the day he came to my hometown
Huffed and puffed and blew the house down

Goodbye Bo Diddley, goodbye so long
We all gonna miss you, but your spirit lives on
Goodbye Bo Diddley, goodbye Bo Diddley
Goodbye Bo Diddley, so long

Yeah, I′m riding on that Bo Diddley Special
I'm riding on that Bo Diddley Line


Now let me tell you what was so special about Bo Diddley
He had a hair like a plate of fish and chips
He dressed in the most romantic style
With a tartan jacket and pinstripe polyester pants
All the way down the aisle
He rode his motor scooter around Clearwater, Florida
With his guitar on his back
You know it was square and it was red
And the last thing was the first thing he ever said
He said get on

Riding on that Bo Diddley Special
Riding on that Bo Diddley Line

As the cortege stepped out into the night
All the best young dudes dressed in white
A city bus came rolling by
Destination, Bo Diddley Special, yeah

Riding on that Bo Diddley Special
Riding on that Bo Diddley Line
I′m riding on that Bo Diddley Special
Riding on that Bo Diddley Line