Mannish Boy, meravigliosamente ipnotica e coinvolgente, grande classico del blues fu registrata per la prima volta da Muddy Waters nel 1955.

Il brano è un riarrangiamento della I’m a Man di un altro grandissimo del Blues, Bo Diddley.

Il testo di Mannish Boy

Whoa yeah, oh yeah
Everythin’ gonna be alright this mornin’
Oh yeah

Now when I was a young boy, at the age of 5
My mother said I was gonna be the greatest man alive
But now I’m a man, I passed 21
I want you to believe me honey I had lots of fun

I’m a man
Spell M-A child -N
That represents man
No B-O child -Y
That mean mannish boy

I’m a man
I’m a full grown man
I’m a man
I’m a natural born lovers man
I’m a man child
I’m a rollin’ stone
I’m a man child
I’m a hoochie coochie man

Sittin’ on the outside, just me and my mate
You know I’m made to move you honey
Come up 2 hours late
Was that a man?

I spell M-A- child -N
That represents man
No B-O- child -Y
That mean mannish boy

A man
I’m a full grown man
I’m a man
I’m a natural born lovers man
I’m a man
I’m a rollin’ stone
I’m a man child
I’m a hoochie coochie man

I’m a natural born lovers man
I’m a rollin’ stone
I’m a natural born lover
I’m a hoochie coochie man
Well, well

Oh yeah, hey
I’m a natural born lovers man
Well
I’m a natural born lover