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Zorro Lyr Req: I'm a Man / Mannish Boy (Diddley? Waters? (8) Lyr Add: I'M A MAN (Bo Diddley) 04 Sep 98


Da da da da da

When I was a little boy * at the age of five
Had somethin' in my pocket, * keep a lot of folks alive,
Now I'm a man, * passed twenty-one,
You know honey, * we could have us a lot of fun,
I'm a man * I spell M * A * N * man

All you pretty women * stand in line,
I'll make love to you honey * an hour at a time
I'm a man * I spell M * A * N * man.

The line I shoot * will never miss
They way I make love to 'em * they can't resist
I'm a man * (etc.)

I'm goin' back home * to (Los Angeloo)
Bring back a second cousin * little john the conqueroo.
I'm a man * (etc.)

I take a little poetic license with a few of the words, but only a few. The reference to "somethin' in my pocket" is his mojo. The reference to john the conqueror is to a root used to ward off evil spirits, etc.

Enjoy.


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