I'm a Man Lyrics

Lyric discussion by tehsuxs 

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).