Mannish Boy

51 Contributors Mannish Boy (I’m a Man) Lyrics “Mannish Boy” is a blues standard by Muddy Waters first recorded in 1955. It is both an arrangement of and an “answer song” to Bo Diddley’s “I’m a Man”. [Intro] Ooooooh, yeah Ooh, yeah Everything, everything, everything gon' be alright this morning Ooh yeah Whoo! [Verse 1] Now when I was a young boy At the age of 5 My mother said I was gon' be The greatest man alive But now I'm a man Way past 21 I want you to believe me baby I had lot's of fun [Chorus] I'm a man I spell M A child N That represents "man" No B O child Y That means "mannish boy" I'm a man! I'm a full grown man I'm a man! I'm a natural born lover's man I'm a man! I'm a rollin' stone I'm a man I'm a hoochie coochie man[Verse 2] Sittin' on the outside Just me and my mate You know I'm made the moon honey Come up two hours late [Chorus] Wasn't that a man I spell M A child N That represents "man" No B O child Y That means "mannish boy" I'm a man I'm a full grown man Man! I'm a natural born lover's man Man! I'm a rollin' stone Man child, I'm a hoochie coochie man [Verse 3] The line I shoot And will never miss When I make love to a woman She can't resist I think I go down To old Kansas too I'm gonna bring back my second cousin That's little Johnny Cocheroo All you little girls Sittin' out at that line I can make love to you, woman In five minutes time[Chorus] Ain't that a man? I spell M A child N That represents I'm grown No B O child Y That means "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 [Outro] Well, well, well, well.. Hurry, Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Don't hurt me, don't hurt me, child Don't hurt me, don't hurt me, child Well, well, well, well..