This song is quite simply a brag about sexual prowess, told from an old-time, down-south, voodoo culture standpoint. Nothing more, nothing less.
The item mentioned in the second verse is "John the Conqueroot", a "magic ingredient" in a mojo hand/mojo bag, that confers these supposed powers over women.
"Mannish Boy", another Muddy Waters classic is this same song, told a slightly different way.
This song is quite simply a brag about sexual prowess, told from an old-time, down-south, voodoo culture standpoint. Nothing more, nothing less.
The item mentioned in the second verse is "John the Conqueroot", a "magic ingredient" in a mojo hand/mojo bag, that confers these supposed powers over women.
"Mannish Boy", another Muddy Waters classic is this same song, told a slightly different way.