Mannish boy

Everything’s gonna be alright this mornin’
Have mercy Ow wah
Wow wowwa wowwa Hey
When I was a young boy
Right about the age of five, I think
I had a certain kinda problem
Keepin’ my folk alive
Now I’m a man, made 21
You now baby, we’ll have whole lots of fun
‘Cause I’m a man, spelled ‘M’
‘A’ child, ‘N’ boy

Dididdy diddy
Dididdy diddy Hey
All you pretty woman
Stand in line
I’ll make love to you
Always time
I’m not shootin’
Will never miss
The way I make love
takes care of you
‘Cause I’m a man
Spelled ‘M’
‘A’ child, now ‘N’ Oh me
‘N’ child Anna na na na
Doodoodoo doody
Doodoodoo doody Whoo

Uh uh an uh uhha
‘Cause I’m a man Yeah
‘Cause I’m a man, child
I said I’m a man, here me say
‘Cause I’m a man, babe
I said I’m a man
Yeah baby Yeah
I’m goin’ down south
To Kansas, to…bring back my second cousin
Little John the Choncheroe
‘Cause I’m a man What fun we had
Chasin’ rabbits In the sand
Hey hey hey Hey!

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Versione di Rolling Stones – 2005 Rarities 1971-2003

(Morganfield)

Oh yeah, yeah
Oh yes
Everything gonna be alright
Oh yeah, yeah
Now when I was a young boy
At the age of five
My mother said I’ll be
The greatest man alive
And now I’m a man
I’m over twenty-one
You better believe me, baby
And I’ll say, we can have lots of fun
I’m a man
Huh huh huh huh huh
A man
Oh yeah
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah
The line I shoot
Will never miss
And when I make love to you baby
You just can’t resist
Ooh, ain’t that man
Spelled “M”
“A” child “N”
No “B”
“O” child “Y”
That spell mannish boy
I’m a man
A man
I’m a man
I’m a man
I sittin’ on the outside
Just me and my mate
I made the move
Come up two hours late
Ain’t that a man
No “B” “O” child “Y”
That spell mannish boy
I’m a man
I’m a man
I’m a full grown man, baby
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah
All you pretty women
Stand in line
I make love with you baby
In an hour’s time
I’m a man
I’m a man
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)