Don't let your mouth write a check that your tail can't cash |
First of all, you can't understand what it is and it has no meaning, |
Follow me back to 1968. |
I had something they liked and they put it out and it clicked. It was different. If you could do something different nowadays you'd have it made. |
I made 'Bo Diddley' in '55, they started playing it, and everybody freaked out. Caucasian kids threw Beethoven into the garbage can. |
I opened the door for a lot of people, and they just ran through and left me holding the knob. |
I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I'm about to get. |
I was out to destroy the audience. I wanted to destroy 'em, just make the toughest dude in the crowd pat his foot. I'd find a groove to get 'em by watching feet, and once I got one guy moving, I'd start working on the dude sitting next to him. |
I would love to do this because I love all my fans, with them waving and I'm waving back, ... It's good to do that. |
I've never heard of him, |
Maybe I'll take a rain check and try to get in next year, |
You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover. |
You?re just gonna have to wait and find out. |