I'm gon' get up in the mornin',
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm
gon' get up in the mornin',
I believe I'll dust my broom/>
Girlfriend, the black man you been lovin', girlfriend,
can't 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 'low 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 mornin', I believe I'll
dust my broom
I'm gettin' up in the mornin', I believe I'll dust my
broom
Girlfriend, the black man you been lovin', girlfriend,
can't get my
room
I'm 'on' call up Chiney, see is my good gal over
there/>
I'm 'on' call up Chiney, see is my good gal over there
If I can't find
her on Philippine's Island, she must be in Ethiopia
somewhere