Road Runner

by Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley recording of 1960 from Bo Diddley's 16 All-Time Greatest Hits (Checker LP 2989) I'm a road runner honey beep beep! I'm a road runner honey, and you can't keep up with me I'm a road runner honey, and you can't keep up with me Come on, let's race, baby baby, you will see Here I come, beep beep! Move over honey, let me by Move over baby, let this man by I'm gonna show you baby, look out your head Gonna put some dirt in your eye Here I go! Oh yeah, how am I doin'? Beep beep! Take my hand baby, I'm gonna prove to you that I'm a road running man I wanna show you something, that I'm the fastest in the land Now let me by Beep! Beep! Oh yeah, you said you's fast, but it don't look like you gonna last Goodbye! I've got to put you down I'll see you some day, baby, somewhere hangin' around

 

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