I'm getting up soon, in the morning, 
I believe I'll dust my broom 
I'm getting up soon in the morning, baby, 
I believe I'll dust my broom
 Yeah, you know I love a boy, you know 
I do Yeah, my friends can't have my room
I'm gonna write a letter,
telephone every town I know 
Yeah, I'm gonna write a letter,
telephone every town I know 
If I don't find him in mississippi 

He's in new orleans, I know
Well,
I don't want no man wants every downtown girl he meets 
No, I don't want no man wants every downtown girl he meets
If he don't give me the loving 
I want that boy back on the street

Well, I believe [bad word] home Yeah, 
I believe, I believe, I believe I'll go back home 
I'm gonna leave my baby, 
break up my happy home

I'm gonna get up in the morning
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gonna get up in the morning
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gonna quit the gal I'm lovin'
While my friend can have my room

I believe I believe my time aint long
I believe I believe my time aint long
I got a letter from my baby
And she tried to break up our happy home

I don't want no woman
To stay [bad word] all the time
I don't want no woman
To stay [bad word] all the time
Well that's a no good darling
About to drive me outta my mind

I'm gonna call my Miss [bad word] She's my good girl over there
I'm gonna call my Miss [bad word] She's my good girl over there
Well I can't find my baby
She must be in Ethiopia somewhere

I'm gonna get up in the morning
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gonna get up in the morning
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gonna quit the gal I'm lovin'
While my friend can have my room

I believe I believe my time aint long
I believe I believe my time aint long
I got a letter from my baby
She said she'd break up our happy home

I'm gonna write me a letter
I'm gonna telephone every town I know
I'm gonna write me a letter
Telephone every town I know
Well she not in New Orleans she in East Monroe you know

I don't want no woman
Stay [bad word] all the time
I don't want no woman
Stay [bad word] all the time
That's a no good darlin
She bout to make me loose my mind

I'm gonna call my Miss [bad word] She's my good girl over there
I'm gonna call my Miss [bad word] She's my good girl over there
Well it seems I can't find my baby
She must be in Ethiopia somewhere