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Bo Diddley - I'm A Man (From "Legends of Rock 'n' Roll")
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Guitar
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
Bass Guitar
Billy Boy Arnold
Billy Boy Arnold
Harmonica
Jerome Arnold
Jerome Arnold
Percussion
Clifton James
Clifton James
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Leonard Chess
Leonard Chess
Producer
Phil Chess
Phil Chess
Producer

Lyrics

Now when I was a little boy
At the age of five
I had somethin' in my pocket
Keep a lot of folks alive
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
Awh
Awh
Awh
Awh
All you pretty women
Stand in line
I can make love to you, baby
In an hour's time
I'm a man
I spell M
A
N
Man
I'm goin' back down
To kansas to
Bring back the second cousin
Little John the conqueroo
I'm a man
I spell M
A
N
Man
Oh
Awh
Awh
Awh
The line I shoot
Will never miss
The way I make love to 'em
They can't resist
I'm a man
I spell M
A
N
Man
Written by: Bo Diddley

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