I'm A Man lyrics

Song information

Artist: The Yardbirds
Album: Live Yardbirds! Featuring Jimmy Page

Lyrics

(Ellas mcdaniel (better known as bo diddley) (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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[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

"Live Yardbirds! Featuring Jimmy Page" album track list