Mannish Boy

Artist: Muddy Waters & "The Rolling Stones"
Composers: McKinley Morganfield, Ellas McDaniel & Mel London        Original performer: Muddy Waters (1955)
First release:
Checkerboard Lounge: Live Chicago 1981 DVD/CD, July 2012
Recording date: November 1981        Recording location: Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago, USA (live)
Supervising producers: Lindsay Brown & Dave Trafford          Mixer: Bob Clearmountain




Line-up:

Drums: Ray Allison
Bass: Earnest Johnson
Electric guitars: John Primer, Rick Kreher, Keith Richards, Ron Wood & Buddy Guy
Vocals: Muddy Waters, Mick Jagger, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells & Lefty Dizz
Harmonica: George "Mojo" Buford
Piano: Lovie Lee
 

Oh yeah - oh yeah
Oh yeah

Everything, everything, everything, everything going to be all right this morning

Oh yeah - oh yes
Oh yes

Whoo!

Now when I was a young boy
At the age of 5 - yeah
My mother said I was going to be
The greatest man alive - yeah, that's right

But now I'm a man - yeah
Way past 21 - yes, that's right
You got to believe me, honey
I have lots of fun - yeah

I'm a man - yeah
I spell M - whoa
A, child
N - oh
That represent man

No B - no
O, child
Y - oh child
That mean mannish boy

Man - yeah
I'm a natural born lover's man - that's right
Man - yeah, yeah
I'm a rolling stone
Man - whoo
I'm a hoochie coochie man

Hey, hey - well, well
Well, well, well, well - hey, hey
Hey, hey - hey baby
Hey whoa yeah - sing
Whoa yes - sing

The line I shoot - what line?
Will never miss - that's right
The way I make love to a woman - yes, right
You just can't resist - I hear you
 
I'm a man
I'm a full grown man - I hear you, I hear you, son
I'm a man
I'm a natural born lover man - I can dig that

Don't hurt me, don't, d-don't hurt me child - yeah

Don't hurt me, don't hurt me child - right on

Don't hurt me, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't - yeah
Don't hurt me child - thank you, son

Yeah, your turn

Hey, hey
Hey, hey - well, well

The line I shoot - yeah
It will never miss
When I make love to a woman
She can't resist it

I think I go down
To old Kansas too
I'm going to bring back the second cousin - yeah
And a little John the Conqueroo - yeah, baby

All you little girls - yes
Sitting out that line
I can make love to you, baby
In 5 minutes' time

Ain't that a man? Yes, man
I spell M - yeah
A, child
N
That represent man - hey

And no B  - no B
O, child - O, child
Y
That mean mannish boy

Man - man
I'm a natural born lover man
Man
I'm a rolling stone - yeah

Hey
Hey
Hey - hey, hey
Hey, hey - hey, hey, hey

I'm sitting on the outside - yes, son
Just me and my mate - right on
And we made the move
Come up 2 hours late
 
Ain't that a man?
Yeah, ain't that a man?
Ain't that a man?

Whoo - hey, hey
Hey - sing something


No B  - no B
O, child
Y, Y, Y, Y
Yeah, that spell mannish boy

Whoa
Well, well, well, well, well
Hey, hey
Hey, hey
Whoa, yeah - yeah, baby, that's all right
Hey, hey

Yeah, yeah - sing something
Everything going to be all right this morning, all right
Uh huh huh...
Oh

Hey, hey
Hey, hey


Sitting on the outside
Just me and my mate - yeah
We made the move, honey, goddamn it
Come up 2 hours late - ain't no jiving

Ain't that a man? Yeah
I'm a man, man, man
Ah ha ha ha ha ha

Oh listen
Can I, can I do, can I do one more? Listen

Sitting on the outside
Just me and my mate - what happened?
We made the move, honey
Come up 2 hours late - (...)

Ain't that a man, lord?
You want some?

Yeah, hey

Down in (...)
Behind the sun
I had to find out
Till my day was done

Ain't that a man?
Ain't that a man?

Ain't that a man?

Ain't that a man?
Oh
Man
A full grown man


 
 
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