[Verse 1]
Bo Diddley was a private eye
Hand was fast and his I.Q. high
D.A. said "Double O, you won't last
Slow down boy, you living too fast"

[Verse 2]
Well, Double O had a Cadillac
Machine guns and a bullet-proof back
Engine taken from a 707
Sounds like a sure way of getting to heaven

[Verse 3]
In his pocket, 5 pounds of lead
To keep Bo Diddley from getting dead
Another thing had Bo keeping alive
Was a snub-nosed, Smith And Wesson, Colt 45

Yeah

[Verse 4]
Well, Bo drank gallons of rye and bourbon
Martini's dry, and you better serve them
Martini so dry, the shaker burst
Bo keeled on his side and died of thirst