36.I'm A Man
(Ellas McDaniel (1955))
Note：Many different recordings of the song exist, each with
differing lyrics. I have tried to collate the important lyrics
here - inevitably some lines will be missed out, and the order
of verses changed. The studio version consists solely of the
middle three verses. Other recordings, in particular the 'Five
Live Yardbirds' and the BBC sessions versions, start with the
first verse and also include the last verse (both in '{ }'
braces).
{
Now when I was a little boy,
At the age of five,
I had somethin' in my pocket,
Kept a lot of folks alive.
Now I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.
}
All you pretty women,
Stand in line,
I can make love to you baby,
In an hour's time.
Now i'm a man
I spell M-A-N...man.
The line I shoot,
Will never miss,
Make love to you baby,
You can't resist.
Now I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.
Goin back down,
To Kansas to,
Bring back a little girl,
Just like you.
Now I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.
{
Now I'm a man,
Made twenty-one,
You know baby,
We can have a lot of fun.
I'm a man,
I spell M-A-N...man.
}
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