Road Runner

Composer: Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley)           Original performer: Bo Diddley (1960)
First release: GRRR! special edition box set, November 2012
Recording date: March 1963        Recording location: IBC Studios, London, England
Producer: Glyn Johns             Engineer: Glyn Johns
Performed onstage: 1962-64


Probable line-up:

Drums: Charlie Watts
Bass: Bill Wyman
Electric guitars: Keith Richards & Brian Jones
Vocals: Mick Jagger
Harmonica: Mick Jagger
Piano: Ian Stewart
 

Well I'm a road runner, honey

Well I'm a road runner, honey
I bet you can't keep up with me
Well I'm a road running man
And I bet you can't keep up with me
Ah you're never going to catch your baby
Baby, baby, you will see

That I'm a road running man
And I'm going to keep ahead of you
That I'm a road running man
And I'm going to keep ahead of you
Ah you're never going to catch your baby
Doing the things that you do

Ah, here I come now, watch me

Take my hand, baby
Going to show you that I'm a road running man
I'm gonna show you something that I'm the
Fastest in the land
Now let me by
Here I come

Well I'm a road runner, honey
And I bet you can't keep up with me
Yeah I'm a road running man
And I bet you can't keep up with me
Well you're never going to catch your baby
Baby, baby, you will see


That I'm a road runner, honey
And I'm going to keep ahead of you
Yeah I'm a road runner, honey

And I'm going to keep ahead of you
Ah you're never going to catch your baby
Doing the things that you do


Here, take my hand, baby
If you think you fast
You ain't going to last
I'm going to put you down
Yeah, I'm going to see you someday
Someday, baby, hanging 'round

Ah yeah...







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