Eric Burdon - Bo Diddley Special lyrics

Spoken: Ashes to ashes and dust to dust If the women don't get you Bo Diddley must We were two ships pa**ing in the night But 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 He spent his life with his guitar slung real low Digging that polongo 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 roarin' into my life Like a big freight train rolling through the night I never will forget the day he came to my hometown He huffed and he puffed and he 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 Spoken: Now let me tell you what was so special about Bo Diddley He had a hand like a plate of fish and chips He dressed in the most romantic style With a tartan jacket and pin stripe 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 I'm riding on that Bo Diddley special I'm 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 I'm riding on that Bo Diddley special I'm riding on that Bo Diddley line (Repeat)