On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 Ray Cardinale <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Strike wrote:
>>Viv, my Darlin'!  "diddy-bopping" is oviously a genaration fing!
>>(There just has to be somebody on this list - Ray C. ? - who knows
>>[and appreciates] the full meaning of the term?)  :-)))))

I actually was stirring about P Diddy.  I ain't that young meself ;-)

>During the Viet Nam war diddy-bopping  meant walking carelessly but
>Strike (Moses' younger brother) may have actually been referring to
>an attitude and style of dancing that was around in the late 50's to
>early 60's in Nu Yawk.... but that was before my time. :-)))
>Ray C

With Ray-C mentioning Vietnam came across this link which was interesting.
I actually like most of the songs mentioned in this item.
Viv
http://faculty.buffalostate.edu/fishlm/folksongs/rockroll.htm