Mannish Boy (Alternate)

[Verse 1]
I was brought up in a rough neighborhood
Where girls act like women and little boys act like they should
Now some of the fellas used to call me a sissy
But I was gettin' something they, they were missin’
While they were shootin' marbles and climbin' up and down trees
Peggy and Susan would be playin’ house with me

[Chorus]
I'm a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish, mannish boy)
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish, mannish boy)

[Verse 2]
I was a devil (At the age of three)
My mama used to try and talk to me
She said: "My son, there's a whole lot of things you can be
Don't waste your life trying to impress other people
But there's so many other things there's to live for
I went dropped out of school, 'cause I thought I was a man
But now, at 19, there's still so many things I don’t understand

[Chorus]
I’m a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish, mannish boy)
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish, mannish boy)

[Bridge]
I'm just a young boy
Don’t be the lamb, be the tiger

[Outro]
I was a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish, mannish boy)
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish, mannish boy)
I'm just a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish, mannish boy)
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish, mannish boy)
I'm a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish, mannish boy)
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish, mannish boy)