(G)Bo Did dley ’ll buy ba by a dia mond ring,
(G)If that dia mond ring don’t shine,
(G)he’s gon na take it to a pri vate eye.
(G)If that pri vate eye can’t see,
(G)he bet ter not take that ring from me.
Bo Did dl ey caught a nan ny goat,
to make his pret ty ba by a Sun day coat.
Bo Did dl ey caught a bear cat,
to make his pret ty ba by a Sun day hat.
(G)Won’t you come to my house and rack that bone,
(G)Take my ba by all the way from home.
(G)Look at that bo do, oh, where’s he been?
(G)Up to your house and gone a gain.
(G)Bo Did dl ey, Bo Did dl ey, have you heard?
My pret ty ba by said she was a bird.
(G)Bo Did dl ey, Bo Did dl ey, have you heard?
My pret ty ba by said she was a bird.
This page shows “Bo Diddley” by Bo Diddley in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 210 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.