Mannish Boy Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bpcn10ec 

Cover art for Mannish Boy lyrics by Muddy Waters

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.