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- John_the_Conqueror abstract "John the Conqueror, also known as High John the Conqueror, John de Conquer, and many other folk variants, is a folk hero from African-American folklore. He is associated with a certain root, the John the Conqueror root, or John the Conqueroo, to which magical powers are ascribed in American folklore, especially among the hoodoo tradition of folk magic. Muddy Waters mentions him as Johnny Cocheroo pronounced Johnny Conqueroo in the song Mannish Boy. "I think I go down,To old Kansas StewI'm gonna bring back my second cousin,That little Johnny Cocheroo"".