"Mannish Boy" (or "Manish Boy" as it was first labeled) is a blues standard by Muddy Waters. ... Waters had recently left the South for Chicago. "Growing up in the South, African-Americans [would] never be referred to as a man – but as 'boy'. In this context, the song [is] an assertion of black manhood."

What does Manish mean?

1 : resembling or suggesting a man rather than a woman. 2 : generally associated with or characteristic of a man rather than a woman her mannish clothes.

What form is Mannish Boy?

Texture: Homophonic. Vocals accompanied by guitar, harmonica and bass guitar in an answer and call fashion.