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It is actually 'John the Conqueror root'. It is commonly misheard, misunderstood, and then written as johnny cockaroo or john the cockaroo. John the Conqueror root is used as a good luck or protective talisman in hoodoo. That is why it is mentioned in context with 'black cat bone' and 'mojo' in the lyrics of muddy Waters' 'Hoochie Coochie Man'.
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