I'm goin' get up in the mornin',
I believe I'll dust my broom.
I'm goin' get up in the mornin',
I believe I'll dust my broom.
Girlfriend, the black man you been lovin',
Girlfriend, can get my room.
I'm gon' write a letter,
Telephone every town I know.
I'm gon' write a letter,
Telephone every town I know.
If I can't find her in West Helena,
She must be in East Monroe, I know
I don't want no woman,
Wants every downtown man she meet.
I don't want no woman,
Wants every downtown man she meet.
She's a no good doney,
They shouldn't allow her on the street.
I believe,
I believe I'll go back home.
I believe,
I believe I'll go back home.
You can mistreat me here, babe,
But you can't when I go home.
And I'm gettin' up in the morning,
I believe I'll dust my broom.
And I'm gettin' up in the morning,
I believe I'll dust my broom.
Girlfriend, the black man that you been lovin',
Girlfriend, can get my room.
I'm gon' call up China,
She is my good girl over there.
I'm gon' call up China,
She is my good girl over there.
If I can't find her on Philippine's Island,
She must be in Ethiopia somewhere.
Version Elmore James:
I'm gettin' up soon in the morning,
I believe I'll dust my broom.
I'm gettin' up soon in the morning,
I believe I'll dust my broom.
I'll quit the best gal I'm loving,
Now my friends can get my room.
I'm gonna write a letter,
telephone every town I know.
I'm gonna write a letter,
telephone every town I know.
If I don't find her in Mississippi,
She be in East Munroe, I know.
And I don't want no woman,
Want every down town man she meets.
No, I don't want no woman,
Want every down town man she meets.
She's a no good dony,
They shouldn't 'low her on the streets, yeah.
I believe,
I believe my time ain't long.
I believe,
I believe my time ain't long.
I've got to leave my baby,
And break up my happy home.