Dust My Broom
Elmore Jame Lyrics
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I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm a get up soon in the mornin'
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'll quit the best gal, I'm lovin'
Now my friends can get in my room
I'm gonna write a letter, gonna call every town I know
If I don't find her in Mississippi
She be in East Monroe I know
And I don't want no woman
Want every downtown man she meets
No I don't want no woman
Want every downtown man she meets
Man, she's a no good doney
They shouldn't allow her on the street, yeah
I believe, I believe my time ain't long
I believe, I believe my time ain't long
I ain't gonna leave my baby
And break up my happy home
The song Dust My Broom by Elmore James is a classic blues tune that tells a tale of a man who is fed up with his woman and is about to leave her. He decides to clean his house and leave her behind for good. The opening lines, "I'm a get up soon in the mornin', I believe I'll dust my broom," suggest that he is about to embark on a journey to leave his old life behind. He's going to leave his woman, and his friends can now come over without her there.
The man is so frustrated with his woman that he plans to write a letter and call every town in which he knows someone to try and find her. "If I don't find her in Mississippi, she be in East Monroe, I know," he sings. It's clear that his woman has been unfaithful and he is completely done with her. "And I don't want no woman, want every downtown man she meets, Man she's a no good doney, they shouldn't allow her on the street, yeah," he sings.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm a get up soon in the mornin'
I will wake up early tomorrow
I believe I'll dust my broom
I will leave this woman and move on
I'll quit the best gal, I'm lovin'
I will stop seeing the woman I love the most
Now my friends can get in my room
Now my friends are welcome to visit me
I'm gonna write a letter, gonna call every town I know
I will search for my lost love and contact every place I know
If I don't find her in Mississippi
If I don't find her in this state
She be in East Monroe I know
She will be in another town I know
And I don't want no woman
I don't want a woman
Want every downtown man she meets
Who is interested in every man she meets in town
Man, she's a no good doney
She is an unreliable and untrustworthy person
They shouldn't allow her on the street, yeah
She is not fit to be in public
I believe, I believe my time ain't long
I believe that my life won't last much longer
I ain't gonna leave my baby
I am not going to leave my significant other
And break up my happy home
And ruin our joyful life together
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, BMG Rights Management, THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Written by: James Elmore, Robert Johnson
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