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I'm gettin' up soon in the mornin' |
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I believe I'll dust my broom |
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I'm gettin' up soon in the mornin' |
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I believe I'll dust my broom |
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Boyfriend, the girl that you been lovin', |
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She can have my room |
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I'm gonna write me a letter, I'm gonna telephone every |
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town I know |
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I'm gonna write me a letter, I'm gonna telephone every |
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town I know |
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Well, if he ain't in West Helena |
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He must be in East Monroe |
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I don't want no man |
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Who wants every downtown girl he sees |
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I don't want no man |
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Who wants every downtown girl he sees |
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Well, he's a no good darlin' |
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They shouldn't lie him on the street yeah |
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I believe, I believe that I'll go back home |
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I believe, I believe that I'll go back home |
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You can mistreat me in New York City |
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But you can't mistreat me when I go home |
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I'm gonna call over to China, |
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And see if my good man's over there |
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Yes, I'm gonna call over to China, |
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To see if my good man's over there |
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Well, if he ain't on Philippine's Islands, |
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He must be in Ethiopia somewhere |
