MONA

Original Bo Diddley version



Hey Mona, ooh Mona
Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah, Mona, oh Mona

Tell you Mona what I wanna do
Build my house next door to you
Can I see you sometime
We could go kissing through the blind

Can you come out in the front do'
Listen to my heart go bumpbity-bump
I'll lead you baby, that's no lie
Without your love I will surely die

Hey hey, Mona, ooh Mona
Hey, hey, hey-hey, Mona, yeah Mona

Hey hey, Mona, oh Mona
Can you come out on the front
Listen to my heart go bumpity-bump
Need you baby, that's no lie
Without your love I will surely die


Info

MONA is a song written by Ellas McDaniel (known as Bo Diddley) and originally released by Bo Diddley as a single B-side in 1957. The above lyrics are for the original Bo Diddley version of MONA as released in 1957.

Bo Diddley -- "Hey! Bo-Diddley / Mona"
Bo Diddley -- "Hey! Bo-Diddley / Mona"

7" single - Checker (860) - USA, 1957

Bruce Springsteen's Version

Bruce Springsteen has never performed MONA live in full, but he often used it as introduction to SHE'S THE ONE in 1976-1978 and few more times in 2008-2013.

Available Versions

List of available versions of MONA on this website:

MONA [Original Bo Diddley version]

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