Say Man

Album: The Legendary Bo Diddley (1959)
Charted: 20
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  • Say man
    What's that boy?
    I want to tell you about your girlfriend
    What about my girl?
    But you don't look strong enough to take the message
    I'm strong enough
    I might hurt your feelings
    My feelings already hurt by bein' here with you
    Well, I was walking down the street with your girl the other day
    Uh-huh
    And the wind was blowin' real hard
    Is that right?
    And the wind blew her hair into my face
    Uh-huh
    Hee-hee, you know what else happened?
    What happened?
    The wind blew her hair into her face
    Yeah?
    And we went a little further, you want to hear the rest of it?
    I might as well

    The wind blew her hair into the street!
    Hey, since you told me about my girl I'm gonna tell you about yours
    I was walking down the street with your girl
    Yeah?
    I took her home, for a drink, you know
    Took her home?
    Yeah, just for a drink
    Oh

    But that chick looked so ugly she had to sneak up on a glass to get a drink of water
    Hah-hah-hah-hah, well, you've got the nerve to call somebody ugly
    Why you're so ugly the stork that brought you into the world ought to be arrested
    That's alright
    My mama didn't have to put a sheet over my head so sleep could slip up on me

    Hey, looky here
    What's that?
    Where you from?
    South America
    What's that?
    South America
    You don't look like no South American to me
    I'm still from South America
    What part?
    South Texas
    Hah-hah-hah, where your western boots at?
    I've got 'em on
    Them ain't no boots you got on, they're broke in

    Hey, looky here
    What's that?
    I've been trying to figure out what you is
    I already figured out what you is
    What's that?
    You that thing I throw peanuts at
    Ha-ha!
    Hey, looky here
    What's that?
    You should be ashamed of yourself
    Why?
    Calling people ugly
    I didn't calling you ugly
    What'd you say?
    I said you was ruined that's all
    Oh, man, you know somethin'?
    What?
    You look like you been whupped with an ugly stick
    Man, I ain't got nothin' to do with this but
    I believe you're tellin' right Writer/s: ELLAS MCDANIEL
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Pee Jay from Arizona"Them ain't no boots you got on, they're broke in" Not "broke in," but brogans
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