Bo Diddley
Mannish Boy (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..