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I'm a Man Lyrics

Now when I was a little boy,
At the age of five
I had something in my pocket
Keep a lot of folks alive

Now I'm a man
Made twenty one
You know baby,
We can have a lot of fun

I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N, man

All you pretty women,
Stand in line,
I can make love to you baby,
In an hour's time.

I'm a man
I spell M-A-N, man

I goin' back down,
To Kansas to
Bring back the second cousin,
Little John the conqueroo.

I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N, man.

The line I shoot,
Will never miss,
The way I make love to 'em,
They can't resist.

I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N, man.
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Cover art for I'm a Man lyrics by Bo Diddley

What does "I had something in my pocket Keep a lot of folks alive" mean?

He was five, did he have a gun, or is he talking about a harp?

@tehsuxs he had a Mojo (or some other) Voodoo charm. Later in the song, when he says "Little John the Conqueroo", he's not actually talking about a second cousin, he means John The Conqueror root (more Voodoo Charms).

 
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