Mannish Boy Lyrics
Whoah, yeah
Oh yeah.... whooo!
At the age of five
My mother said I was gonna be
The greatest man alive
But now I'm a man
Way past twenty-one
I want you to believe me, baby
I have lots of fun
I spell M
A, child
N
That represent man
No B
O, child
Y
That spell mannish boy
I'm a man
I'm a full-grown man
I'm a man
I'm a natural-born lover's man
Man-child
I'm a rollin' stone
I'm a man
I'm a hoochie-coochie man
Just me and my mate
You know I'll make the moon, honey,
Come up two hours late
Wasn't that a man?
A, child
N
That represent I'm grown
No B
O, child
Y
That spell mannish boy
I'm a full-grown man
I'm a man
I'm a natural born lover's man
Man,
I'm a rolllin' stone
I'm a man
Full-grown man
Man,
I'm a hoochie coochie man
It will never miss,
When I make love to a woman
She just can't resist,
To ol' Kansas, too,
Umma bring back my second cousin,
Little John the Conquer Root
Settin' out that line,
I can make love to you, woman
In five minutes' time
Ain't that a man?
A, child
N
That represent man
No B
O, child
Y
Oh, well
what a great riff
Does anybody else think this is missing a few lyrics. In the version I have he talks about going to get his cousin. "That little John de Cock-a-roo!" and "I make love to ya woman, In five minutes time. AIN'T THAT A MAN!"
@voltafan101 Absolutely, it's missing half the song... from the "Hard Again" album
@voltafan101 Absolutely, it's missing half the song... from the "Hard Again" album
Correction: In verse 2, the line is "You know I make the moon, honey, Come up two hours late"
Correction: In verse 2, the line is "You know I make the moon, honey, Come up two hours late"
Then verse 3: The line I shoots, it will never miss, When I make love to a woman, she can't resist I think I'll go down, to ol' Kansas, too I'mma bring back my second cousin, That's little John the Conqueroot All you little girls: settin' out that line I can make love to you woman, in five minutes time Ain't that a man?
Then verse 3: The line I shoots, it will never miss, When I make love to a woman, she can't resist I think I'll go down, to ol' Kansas, too I'mma bring back my second cousin, That's little John the Conqueroot All you little girls: settin' out that line I can make love to you woman, in five minutes time Ain't that a man?
I spells M,...
I spells M, A (child), N That represent I'm grown No B, O (child) Y That mean Mannish Boy Man! I'm a full grown man Man! I'm a natural born lover's man Man! I'm a rollin' stone I'm a man-child! I'm a hoochie coochie man
Well, well well... Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Don't hurt me, don't hurt me, don't hurt me, child! Don't hurt me, don't hurt me, don't hurt me, child! Well well well well!
Losing your virginity!
Yeah I'm a man is from Bo Diddley
Voltafan, the other lyrics are listed as 'Hoochie Coochie Man' but then the blues is all about improvisation. I guess somebody of this talent would never play a song identically the same twice.
This song is absolutely riveting, especially the version on "The Last Waltz"....... Amazing
Is'nt it a parody of Bo Diddley's"I'm a man" ?
Mannish Boy is all about a young man becoming a great "full grown" man. "Full grown" , of course, refers to his man-sized "mate" (male organ) which is made to move a woman for two hours or more ("come up two hours late"). That little Johnny Cocheroo is a mandrake root (also phallic) used to put a spell on his women before he "moves" her. Most blues lyrics are references to sex, sexual organs and sexual acts.
The L'il John is refering to a root that is ground up and mixed with alcohol and black tea.The spelling is dicey because it comes from way back in the voodoo religion.Direct spelling is ;L'il -John- with -the cock-a- root.L'il John is homemade whiskey"moonshine". Try some sometime....sitting down.
That mojo you're all referring to is "Little John the Conqueroot", designed to woo women. It's part of that voodoo, mojo black art down south in Louisiana, and apparently, "ol' Kansas, too...."