Little Red Rooster Lyrics

Lyric discussion by steveba 

Cover art for Little Red Rooster lyrics by Howling Wolf, The

Typical of blues classics, this song is a thinly veiled reference to sex. Although it probably should have been big red rooster:-)

Song Meaning

I think that it is a reference to sex, but the reference is to impotence. "I am the little red rooster, too lazy to crow for day". Follow this meaning through the song and it seems to work.