MANNISH BOY

Oooh yeah (ooo-oooh)
Oh yeah (ooo-oooh)
E'rything gonna be alright, this mo'nin
Oh, yeah!

Now, when I was young boy
At the age a-five
My mother say I's gonna be
The greatest man alive

But now I'm a man
I past twenty-one
I want you to believe me, honey
I have lots a-fun

I'm a man
Spell, M-A chile, N
That'll well within' 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 lover's man

I'm a man, child
I'm a rollin' stone
I'm a man, child
I'm a Hoochie Coochie Man

[instrumental and guitar]

Settin' on the outside
Just me and my mate
You know I made the moon, honey
Come up two hours late

Was that a man?
I spell, M-A, child, N
That well within' man
No, B-O, child, Y
That mean mannish boy

A man
I'm a full grown man
I'm a natural born lover's man

I'm a man
I'm a rollin' stone

I'm a man, child
I'm a Hoochie Coochie Man
Oh, yea-yeah

I'm a natural born lover, child
Whoa, yeah

I'm a rollin' stone
Whoa, yeah

I'm a natural born lover's man
Whoa, yeah

I'm a Hoochie Coochie Man

Well! well!

Oh, yes
Whoa, yeah

Well, I'm a natural born lover's man

Well

[fades-]
Natural born lover's man.

[instrumental and guitar fade to end]

A classic blues song by Muddy Waters. The song was a rearrangement of the classic Bo Diddley hit I'M A MAN. It was originally recorded and released as singles in 1955, and then included on The Best Of Muddy Waters that year. The was later re-recorded in in 1977 in a memorable hit version that was produced by Johnny Winter and released on Muddy Waters' Hard Again album and in 1988 featured in a jeans TV commercial. Jimi Hendrix covered this song on his introspective album Blues.

Bruce Springsteen performed ADAM RAISED A CAIN during every show on the Tunnel Of Love tour. Starting on the 19 Jun 1988 show at Hippodrome De Vincennes, Paris, France, lyrics from MANNISH BOY were added to the end of ADAM RAISED A CAIN.

The above lyrics refer to Muddy Waters' original version.