Mannish Boy

by Muddy Waters

From the album: Hard Again

Track 1 of 10 on Hard Again (1977).

Duration: 05:24

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Lyrics for Mannish Boy

Oh, yeah Ooh, yeah Everythin' gon' be alright this mornin' Now when I was young boy At the age of five My mother said I'ma be The greatest man alive But now I'm a man I made 21 I want you to believe me, honey We're having lots of fun I'm a man (yeah) I spell M, A, child, N That represents man (yeah) No B, O, child, Y That spell mannish boy I'm a man (yeah) I'm a full grown man (oh, yeah) I'm a man (yeah) I'm a rollin' stone (woo) I'm a man (yeah) I'm a hoochie coochie man Sittin' on the outside Just me and my maid I make the moon Come up two hours late (yeah) Wasn't that a man (yeah) I spell M, A, child, N That represents man (yeah) No B, O, child, Y That spell mannish boy I'm a man (yeah) I'm a full grown man (woo) I'm a man (yeah) I'm a rollin' stone (woo) I'm a man A full grown man Oh, well Oh, well

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