Road Runner Trk 11 2:48
| (Ellas McDaniel)
| Bo Diddley
| Bo Diddley - vocal & guitar w/backing vocals.
| Recorded September, 1959, Originally Checker 942
| Transcriber: [email protected]
| Album: The Best of Bo Diddley Millinnium Collection (2000)
| 20th Century Masters #088-112-163-2.
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| I'm a road runner, honey!
| (Beep, beep)
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| (Beep, beep)
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| (Beep, beep)
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| I'm a road runner, honey
| And you can't keep up with me
| (Beep, beep)
| I'm a road runner, honey
| (Beep, beep)
| And you can't keep up with me
| (Beep, beep)
| Come on, let's race
| Baby, baby you will see
| (Beep, beep)
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| 'Here it comes'
| <Here it comes, baby>
| (Beep, beep) <come through>
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| Move over, honey <sneak in>
| (Beep, beep)
| Lem'me by' <sneak in>
| (Beep, beep) <sneek in>
| <I've gotta smooth shift from first>
| Move over, baby'
| (Beep, beep)
| That's it, lem-me by <I'll sneak in>
| I'm 'on show you, baby
| That I can hurry
| Gon' put some dirt in yo' eye!
| (Beep, beep)
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| 'Here I go'
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| (Beep, beep) <come on>
| (Beep, beep)
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| Oh, yeah
| How'm I doin?
| (Hot) <s-l-o-w down!>
| (Beep, beep)
| (Beep, beep)
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| (Take her hand, take her hand)
| Take my hand, baby (shake hands)
| (Beep, beep, beep-beep)
| I'm 'onna prove to you that I'm a
| (Cheep-cheep, beep-beep)
| A-road runnin' man
| (Cheep-cheep, beep-beep)
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| I wanna show you somethin'
| (Beep, beep, beep-beep)
| That I'm the fastest in the land
| (Beep, beep, beep-beep)
| Now, lem'me by
| (Beep, beep)
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| Oh, yeah!
| (Beep, beep)
| You say you fast
| <She gon' move across town, now>
| (Beep, beep, beep-beep)
| Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
| (Beep, beep)
| But it don't look like you gonna last
| (Beep, beep)
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| 'Goodbye'
| I've got to put you down
| I'll see you, someday
| Baby, somewhere hangin' around
| (Beep, beep)
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| FADES-
| (Beep, beep)
| (Beep, beep)
| (Beep, beep).
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| Road Runner
| | Bo Diddley |
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