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